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Win-DDoS: Attackers can turn public domain controllers into DDoS agents

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()3 min read4 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-49113
Unauthenticated LDAP Denial-of-Service in Microsoft Windows
7.583%
CVE-2025-26673
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network
7.52%
CVE-2025-32724
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network
7.52%
CVE-2025-49716
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows Netlogon allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network
7.51%
CVE-2025-49722
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network
5.7<1%

From the original article

3 min read at helpnetsecurity.com

SafeBreach researchers have released details on several vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to crash Windows Active Directory domain controllers (DCs), one one of which (CVE-2025-32724) can also be leveraged to force public DCs to participate in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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