CVE-2002-0018

Published Mar 8, 2002 microsoft

Overview

CVE-2002-0018 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on March 8, 2002.

Technical Description

In Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000, a trusting domain that receives authorization information from a trusted domain does not verify that the trusted domain is authoritative for all listed SIDs, which allows remote attackers to gain Domain Administrator privileges on the trusting domain by injecting SIDs from untrusted domains into the authorization data that comes from from the trusted domain.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_2000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/3997 Ref docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-001 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8023 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A159 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A64 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/3997 Ref docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-001 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8023 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A159 Ref oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A64

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-0018?

CVE-2002-0018 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on March 8, 2002.

How severe is CVE-2002-0018?

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