CVE-2000-0259 The default permissions for the Cryptography\Offload registry key used by the OffloadModExpo in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to obtain
High 7.2
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0259 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2000-0259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 26 Apr 2000.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows Nt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0259/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0259/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0259?
CVE-2000-0259 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 26 Apr 2000.
Official description
The default permissions for the Cryptography\Offload registry key used by the OffloadModExpo in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to obtain compromise the cryptographic keys of other users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0259?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Terminal Server, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-0259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqj9-rmm9-j2pp.