CVE-2002-2401 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2002-2401?

CVE-2002-2401 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 1 Nov 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM.EXE) in Windows 2000, NT and XP does not verify user execution permissions for 16-bit executable files, which allows local users to bypass the loader and execute arbitrary programs.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2401?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2002-2401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-2401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2401 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-h4w5-cff9-3fv9.