CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-1256

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2002-12-23 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2002-12-23
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The SMB signing capability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP allows attackers to disable the digital signing settings in an SMB session to force the data to be sent unsigned, then inject data into the session without detection, e.g. by modifying group policy information sent from a domain controller.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 2000 terminal services • microsoft windows xp

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6367 www.securityfocus.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-070 docs.microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10843 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A277 oval.cisecurity.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6367 www.securityfocus.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-070 docs.microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10843 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A277 oval.cisecurity.org