CVE-2002-0051 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_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

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00831.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244329
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4438
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-016
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A38

History

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2025-01-16T17:12:31.750Z

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

Link: CVE-2002-0051

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.461Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-04-04T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-0051

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-667

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