# CVE-2002-2324: Missing authorization in n/a

> Local attackers can access restricted files and modify registry settings due to insecure ACL permissions in System Restore directories.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72xx-m6pc-p22h

## What is CVE-2002-2324?

CVE-2002-2324 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 26 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The "System Restore" directory and subdirectories, and possibly other subdirectories in the "System Volume Information" directory on Windows XP Professional, have insecure access control list (ACL) permissions, which allows local users to access restricted files and modify registry settings.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2324?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-2324?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2324 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-2324 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp

- [CVE-2012-1852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1852/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-1853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1853/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-0119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0119/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1946/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3595/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2324 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-2324 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 26 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Xp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2324/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2324/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2324
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2324
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2324

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