CVE-2002-0051

HIGH

Windows 2000 - Denial of Service via Group Policy File Locking

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244329
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-016
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4438

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0086
EPSS Percentile 53.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-667
Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_2000
Published Apr 04, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026