ID CVE-2002-0051
Summary Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.6 (as of 08-02-2024 - 19:24)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-667
CAPEC
  • Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links
    This attack leverages the use of symbolic links (Symlinks) in order to write to sensitive files. An attacker can create a Symlink link to a target file not otherwise accessible to her. When the privileged program tries to create a temporary file with the same name as the Symlink link, it will actually write to the target file pointed to by the attackers' Symlink link. If the attacker can insert malicious content in the temporary file she will be writing to the sensitive file by using the Symlink. The race occurs because the system checks if the temporary file exists, then creates the file. The attacker would typically create the Symlink during the interval between the check and the creation of the temporary file.
  • Forced Deadlock
    The adversary triggers and exploits a deadlock condition in the target software to cause a denial of service. A deadlock can occur when two or more competing actions are waiting for each other to finish, and thus neither ever does. Deadlock conditions can be difficult to detect.
  • Leveraging Race Conditions
    The adversary targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently, and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The adversary can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance, a race condition can occur while accessing a file: the adversary can trick the system by replacing the original file with his version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2011-05-16T04:02:52.916-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Tiffany Bergeron
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Christine Walzer
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name John Hoyland
    organization Centennial Software
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
  • name Sudhir Gandhe
    organization Telos
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
description Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:38
status accepted
submitted 2003-05-13T12:00:00.000-04:00
title Windows 2000 Group Policy Bypass
version 70
refmap via4
bid 4438
bugtraq 20011205 SECURITY.NNOV: file locking and security (group policy DoS on Windows 2000 domain)
Last major update 08-02-2024 - 19:24
Published 04-04-2002 - 05:00
Last modified 08-02-2024 - 19:24
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