CVE-2005-2150

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Published Jul 11, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 19.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 before URP1 for Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly prevent NULL sessions from accessing certain alternate named pipes, which allows remote attackers to (1) list Windows services via svcctl or (2) read eventlogs via eventlog.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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: 19.4% (19.356% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112076409813099&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14189
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014417
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14177
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14178
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21286
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21288

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Nt

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 11, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 11, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

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