PT-2016-1237 · Microsoft · Active Directory Federation Services (Adfs) 3.0+1

Published 2016-02-10 · Updated 2019-05-08 · CVE-2016-0037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 3.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Description The issue is related to the forms-based authentication implementation in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted data. This is due to insufficient input validation in the authentication mechanism.

Recommendations For Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 3.0 in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, consider implementing additional input validation measures to prevent the denial of service. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the forms-based authentication endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00498

CVE-2016-0037

Affected Products

Active Directory Federation Services (Adfs) 3.0

Windows Server 2012 R2

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0037 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00498 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-020 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034984 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/82507 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-020 · Note