# CVE-2001-0006: The Winsock2ProtocolCatalogMutex mutex in Windows NT 4.0 has inappropriate Everyone/Full Control permissions, which allows local users to mo


- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2001
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cgm8-c3pr-78fr

## What is CVE-2001-0006?

CVE-2001-0006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 7 May 2001. 

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0006?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Nt.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0006 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0006 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Networking Mutex Denial of Service (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt

- [CVE-2004-0900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0900/): The DHCP Server service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server and Terminal Server Edition does not properly validate the length of certain mes (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0045/): The default permissions for the RAS Administration key in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by changing the va (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0119/): Windows NT 4.0 beta allows users to read and delete shares. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0226/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0285/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0006 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 7 May 2001. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0006 exists.

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-2001-0006/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0006/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0006
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0006
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0006

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