LDAPNightmare Strikes: New Exploit Crashes Unpatched Windows Servers!

Attention Windows users: Prepare for a digital horror show with LDAPNightmare, a proof-of-concept exploit targeting the Windows LDAP flaw CVE-2024-49113. This vulnerability allows attackers to crash and reboot unpatched servers, turning your system into a rebooting machine. Patch up or suffer the endless cycle of server purgatory!

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Published: January 3, 2025 10:30 amAdded: January 3, 2025 at 2:41 amAssembled by: The Editor
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Hot Take:

Leave it to LDAPNightmare to crash the party! Who knew a protocol with “Lightweight” in its name could cause such heavyweight headaches? Time to patch up before your servers go on a reboot spree!

Key Points:

  • A newly disclosed Windows LDAP flaw, CVE-2024-49113, is causing servers to crash and reboot.
  • The vulnerability, named LDAPNightmare, has a CVSS score of 7.5.
  • SafeBreach Labs developed a proof of concept (PoC) exploit demonstrating the flaw’s impact.
  • Unpatched Windows Servers are vulnerable, not just Domain Controllers.
  • Organizations are advised to apply Microsoft’s patch immediately.

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