VDB-81835 · BID 87 · SBV-3059

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Password Policy privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Policy. This manipulation causes privileges management. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Password Policy. 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.

The weakness was published 05/05/1998. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2000 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 87†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3059†). Similar entries are available at VDB-81837 and VDB-81836. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Windows 2000

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11/30/2003 +2035 days 🔍
04/08/2016 +4512 days 🔍
09/29/2018 +904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81835
SecurityFocus: 87 - NT Anonymous Users Can Obtain The Password Policy Under Windows NT 4.0 Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3059 - Windows NT < SP4 Password Policy Information Bypass, Info

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2016 23:13
Updated: 09/29/2018 12:42
Changes: 04/08/2016 23:13 (37), 09/29/2018 12:42 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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