CVE-2002-0051
HIGHWindows 2000 - Denial of Service via Group Policy File Locking
Title source: llmDescription
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
Broken Link vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A38
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