CVE-2002-2028 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2002-2028?

CVE-2002-2028 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 14 Jul 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

The screensaver on Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and 2002 does not verify if a domain account has already been locked when a valid password is provided, which makes it easier for users with physical access to conduct brute force password guessing.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2028?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-2028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2028 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-4xg4-rgg3-px2c.