VDB-88157 · XFDB 97 · SBV-954

Microsoft Windows 2000/NT Password Policy improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/NT. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password Policy. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. No exploit exists. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000/NT (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/1999. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (97) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-954†). The entries VDB-88161, VDB-88159, VDB-88158 and VDB-88156 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2003 +1511 days 🔍
06/28/2016 +4877 days 🔍
02/11/2019 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88157
X-Force: 97
Vulnerability Center: 954 - Microsoft Windows 2000/NT Minimum Password Length Insufficient, Info

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2016 10:31
Updated: 02/11/2019 12:30
Changes: 06/28/2016 10:31 (37), 02/11/2019 12:30 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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