CVE-2001-1238

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH

Description

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.

Affected Products

1

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	windows_2000	`All versions`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197195

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3033

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabiliti...

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/197195

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3033

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabiliti...

Weakness Types

CWE-178

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-2001-1238
Published:: 2001-07-16
Modified:: 2025-04-03
CVSS Score:: 7.8
Severity:: HIGH
Vector:: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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