CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-0051

7.8 HIGH Published 2002-04-04 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2002-04-04
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses: CWE-667

Description

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

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-667 Improper Locking weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (2)

CWE-412 Unrestricted Externally Accessible Lock weakness
CWE-667 Improper Locking weakness

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244329 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4438 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-016 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A38 Broken Link
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244329 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4438 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-016 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A38 Broken Link