CVE-2005-3169 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can perform unauthorized Active Directory deletions without detection if audit logging is enabled, bypassing security monitoring.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-3169?

CVE-2005-3169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 6 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, when the "audit directory service access" policy is enabled, does not record a 565 event message for File Delete Child operations on an Active Directory object in the security event log, which could allow attackers to conduct unauthorized activities without detection.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3169?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-3169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgc7-wwgh-9cv6.

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