CVE-2001-1517

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Published Jul 14, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it, and the original researcher did not respond to requests for additional information

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp1::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp2::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.133% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0041.html
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2001/11/msg00100.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7531.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3184

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:12 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 14, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:12 PM
Reserved: Jul 14, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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