PT-2001-2264 · Microsoft · Windows Nt

Published 2001-08-03 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-1122

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows NT version 4.0 SP 6a

Description A local user with write access to winnt/system32 can cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash in lsass.exe, by running a specific exploit program in 'SPECIAL' mode.

Recommendations For Windows NT version 4.0 SP 6a, restrict write access to the winnt/system32 directory to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider monitoring system activity for suspicious behavior related to lsass.exe until a more permanent solution is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1122

Affected Products

Windows Nt

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21047 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/201722 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/3144 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1122 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6943 · Note