PT-2005-3993 · Microsoft · Windows 2000

Published 2005-10-06 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-3171

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4

Description The issue affects the recording of Event ID 1704, which is supposed to indicate that Group Policy security settings were successfully updated. However, even when the processing fails, such as when Ntuser.pol cannot be accessed, the system still records the event, potentially leading administrators to believe the system is compliant with the specified settings.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, apply Update Rollup 1 for SP4 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3171

Affected Products

Windows 2000

References · 3

• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3171 · Security Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884559 · Vendor Advisory