CVE-2001-1122 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers with write access to system directories can crash the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1122?
CVE-2001-1122 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 15 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows NT 4.0 SP 6a allows a local user with write access to winnt/system32 to cause a denial of service (crash in lsass.exe) by running the NT4ALL exploit program in 'SPECIAL' mode.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1122?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-1122 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1122 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-1999-0226 Denial of service in n/a
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-v64g-ccfg-9cfv.