CVE-2002-1749 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2002-1749?

CVE-2002-1749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 21 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Windows 2000 Terminal Services, when using the disconnect feature of the client, does not properly lock itself if it is left idle until the screen saver activates and the user disconnects, which could allow attackers to gain administrator privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1749?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1749?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-1749 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1749 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m99v-4cr6-6vfj.