# CVE-2011-3406: Buffer overflow in Active Directory, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) i

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-12-14 · Updated: 2025-01-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Active Directory, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted query that leverages incorrect memory initialization, aka "Active Directory Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-095
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14037

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