VDB-15307 · CVE-2000-0089 · XFDB 3877

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 rdisk information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component rdisk. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2000-0089. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component rdisk. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The rdisk utility in Microsoft Terminal Server Edition and Windows NT 4.0 stores registry hive information in a temporary file with permissions that allow local users to read it, aka the "RDISK Registry Enumeration File" vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2000 by Arne Vidstrom with Microsoft as not defined knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0089. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90147 (Microsoft RDISK Registry Enumeration Vulnerability (MS00-004)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3877), SecurityFocus (BID 947†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4034†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

NT 4.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/21/2000 🔍
02/04/2000 +14 days 🔍
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03/24/2004 +1510 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +3743 days 🔍
10/19/2025 +4136 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Researcher: Arne Vidstrom
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0089 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0089
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15307
X-Force: 3877
SecurityFocus: 947
Vulnerability Center: 4034 - [MS00-004] Microsoft Windows NT Rdisk Registry File Disclosure, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 17:11
Updated: 10/19/2025 20:11
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:11 (42), 04/07/2017 16:02 (19), 10/19/2025 20:11 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:864:103

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