CVE-2002-0018 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain Domain Administrator privileges by injecting unauthorized SIDs into trusted domain authorization data in Windows NT and 2000.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-0018?

CVE-2002-0018 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 25 Jun 2002. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000, a trusting domain that receives authorization information from a trusted domain does not verify that the trusted domain is authoritative for all listed SIDs, which allows remote attackers to gain Domain Administrator privileges on the trusting domain by injecting SIDs from untrusted domains into the authorization data that comes from from the trusted domain.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0018?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84q6-qhjv-vpr6.

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