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CVE-2001-0006

The Winsock2ProtocolCatalogMutex mutex in Windows NT 4.0 has inappropriate Everyone/Full Control permissions, which allows local users to modify the permissions to "No Access" and disable Winsock network connectivity to cause a denial of service, aka the "Winsock Mutex" vulnerability.

Published

2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_nt	4.0	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98075221915234&w=2 Mailing List ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-003 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6006 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98075221915234&w=2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-003 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6006 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)