CVE-2001-0261 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files.

Published: 2001-04-04

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0261	Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypted File System does not properly destroy backups of files that are encrypted, which allows a local attacker to recover the text of encrypted files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01222.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97992179925715&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98027311214976&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2243
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5973

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-04-04T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.209Z

Reserved: 2001-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0261

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0261

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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