CVE-2002-0720

Windows 2000 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A handler routine for the Network Connection Manager (NCM) in Windows 2000 allows local users to gain privileges via a complex attack that causes the handler to run in the LocalSystem context with user-specified code.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9856.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5480
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A26

Scores

EPSS 0.0218
EPSS Percentile 80.6%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_2000 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_2000_terminal_services (4 CPE variants)
Published Sep 05, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026