Is CVE-2013-3868 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-3868 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3868?

CVE-2013-3868 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-3868

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 36.2%EU EUVD

Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS) on Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 and Active Directory Services on Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (LDAP directory-service outage) via a crafted LDAP query, aka "Remote Anonymous DoS Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 36.2% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-3800)
Published: September 11, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-3800 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / active directory lightweight directory service
microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows 8
microsoft / windows 8
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2012
microsoft / windows vista

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
Windows Vista Winload OS Loader (winload.exe) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 979 - historical
Windows Vista Code Integrity (ci.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 980 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A(US Government Resource)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-079

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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