Description
The default configuration of the Dr. Watson program in Windows NT and Windows 2000 generates user.dmp crash dump files with world-readable permissions, which could allow a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
Published: 2002-03-09
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0370 The default configuration of the Dr. Watson program in Windows NT and Windows 2000 generates user.dmp crash dump files with world-readable permissions, which could allow a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Nt
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:07.424Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0373

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Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-18T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0373

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