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CVE-2016-0050

N/A

Published: February 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 18%

Description

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft

95%

Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft

95%

goldr2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-021

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034986

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-021

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20

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