CVE-2002-0725 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can hide file activities from audit logs by using hard links, bypassing security monitoring in Windows NT and 2000.

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-2002-0725?

CVE-2002-0725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 20 Aug 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NTFS file system in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2 allows local attackers to hide file usage activities via a hard link to the target file, which causes the link to be recorded in the audit trail instead of the target file.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0725?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0725?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f89c-whfr-778h.

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