Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Screensaver improper authentication
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Screensaver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
The screensaver on Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and 2002 does not verify if a domain account has already been locked when a valid password is provided, which makes it easier for users with physical access to conduct brute force password guessing.
The weakness was published 12/31/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at cert.uni-stuttgart.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2028 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1976).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
01/01/1999 🔍01/21/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 🔍
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07/14/2005 🔍
03/24/2011 🔍
08/05/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-2028 (🔍)
X-Force: 1976
Vulnerability Center: 30646 - Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and 2002 ScreenSaver Local Security Bypass Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 3933 - Microsoft Windows Inaccurate Login Logging Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/05/2014 11:59Updated: 04/07/2017 16:03
Changes: 08/05/2014 11:59 (54), 04/07/2017 16:03 (6)
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