CVE-2001-0006

CVSS 7.1 - HIGH
Description

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.

Affected Products
1
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_nt 4.0
Weakness Types
CWE-732
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2001-0006
Published:
2001-02-12
Modified:
2025-04-03
CVSS Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors
microsoft
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL