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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.1 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2001-02-12
- Last modified
- 2024-12-03
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Affected products
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98075221915234&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6006
