Microsoft Windows 2000 Password History improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows 2000. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Password History Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-0443. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Password History Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords.

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was presented 07/26/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0443. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 890 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8402) and SecurityFocus (BID 4256†). See VDB-18464 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/17/2000 🔍
03/08/2002 +750 days 🔍
07/26/2002 +140 days 🔍
07/26/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +4379 days 🔍
06/18/2024 +3619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0443 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0443
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18463
X-Force: 8402
SecurityFocus: 4256 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Password Policy Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:12
Updated: 06/18/2024 21:36
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:12 (52), 04/07/2017 16:02 (3), 06/18/2024 21:36 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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