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CVE-2001-1238

Task Manager in Windows 2000 does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped with the Task Manager.

Published

2001-07-16T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-178

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	*	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197195 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3033 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6919 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197195 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3033 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6919 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)