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CVE-2014-0256

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (iSCSI service outage) by sending many crafted packets, aka "iSCSI Target Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0256 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from microsoft, from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-05-14T11:13:04.320

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2012 - Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.