Microsoft Windows 2000/ME Web Extender Client privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/ME and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Extender Client. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2001-0003. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/ME (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Web Extender Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Web Extender Client (WEC) in Microsoft Office 2000, Windows 2000, and Windows Me does not properly process Internet Explorer security settings for NTLM authentication, which allows attackers to obtain NTLM credentials and possibly obtain the password, aka the "Web Client NTLM Authentication" vulnerability.

The weakness was published 02/12/2001 by David Litchfield with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5920), SecurityFocus (BID 2199†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4107†). Similar entry is available at VDB-16373. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2001 🔍
01/11/2001 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2001 +32 days 🔍
02/12/2001 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2004 +1151 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3738 days 🔍
05/20/2019 +1782 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: David Litchfield
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16370
X-Force: 5920
SecurityFocus: 2199 - Microsoft Web Client Extender NTLM Authentication Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4107 - [MS01-001] Microsoft Web Extender Client in Office and Windows 2000/Me Flaw in NTLM Authentication, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 10:23
Updated: 05/20/2019 20:05
Changes: 07/03/2014 10:23 (58), 05/20/2019 20:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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