CVE-2002-0049 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 System Attendant gives "Everyone" group privileges to the WinReg key, which could allow remote attackers to read or modify registry keys.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 12.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12213.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/2042
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4053
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-003
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8092
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1022

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Exchange Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.580Z

Reserved: 2002-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0049

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-03-08T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-0049

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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