CVE-2016-0050
high-risk
Published 2016-02-10
Network Policy Server (NPS) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 misparses username queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RADIUS authentication outage) via crafted requests, aka "Network Policy Server RADIUS Implementation Denial of Service Vulnerability."
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53.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 47% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Affected Vendors
52
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
18/34 · Moderate
Exposure
13/34 · Low