Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows 2000. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Group Policy File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-0051. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Group Policy File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was presented 04/04/2002 by 3APA3A as MS02-016 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0051. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 777 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10945 (MS02-016: Opening Group Policy Files (318089)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch MS02-016 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8759), Tenable (10945), SecurityFocus (BID 4438†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-368†). See VDB-18059 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Nessus ID: 10945
Nessus Name: MS02-016: Opening Group Policy Files (318089)
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OpenVAS ID: 10945
OpenVAS Name: Opening Group Policy Files (Q318089)
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Patch: MS02-016

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12/05/2001 +657 days 🔍
04/04/2002 +120 days 🔍
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04/23/2002 +19 days 🔍
12/12/2002 +233 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +4229 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3842 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-016
Researcher: 3APA3A
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18058

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X-Force: 8759
SecurityFocus: 4438
Vulnerability Center: 368 - [MS02-016] Microsoft Windows 2000 Blocking of Group Policy Settings, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:49
Updated: 01/16/2025 20:14
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:49 (72), 04/07/2017 16:03 (3), 06/27/2021 09:53 (2), 01/16/2025 20:14 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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