Description
The Microsoft CONVERT.EXE program, when used on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, does not apply the default NTFS permissions when converting a FAT32 file system, which could cause the conversion to produce a file system with less secure permissions than expected.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3B237399
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361065
Scores
EPSS
0.0195
EPSS Percentile
78.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_xp
Published
Feb 03, 2004
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026