CVE-2002-0034 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

The CONVERT.EXE utility fails to apply default NTFS permissions during FAT32 conversion, resulting in a file system with less secure permissions than expected.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-0034?

CVE-2002-0034 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 14 Jan 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Microsoft CONVERT.EXE program, when used on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, does not apply the default NTFS permissions when converting a FAT32 file system, which could cause the conversion to produce a file system with less secure permissions than expected.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0034?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0034?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0034 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0034 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9w2j-qc7g-44j8.

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