CVE-2002-2401

Severity

36%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

81%

NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM.EXE) in Windows 2000, NT and XP does not verify user execution permissions for 16-bit executable files, which allows local users to bypass the loader and execute arbitrary programs.

NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM.EXE) in Windows 2000, NT and XP does not verify user execution permissions for 16-bit executable files, which allows local users to bypass the loader and execute arbitrary programs.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 22 years ago

2002-12-31 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2019-04-30 14:27:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft windows 2000_sp1

Microsoft windows 2000_sp2

Microsoft windows 2000_sp3

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp1 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp2 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp3 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp4 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp5 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6 workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a enterprise

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a server

4.0

Microsoft Windows 4.0 sp6a workstation

4.0

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Home Edition

References

20020918 Execution Rights Not Checked Correctly For 16-bit Applications

319458

http://www.abtrusion.com/msexe16.asp

win-execute-permissions-16bit(10132)

5740

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