CVE-2005-3174 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass password expiration checks to log on to domains if the FQDN is exactly 8 characters long.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-3174?

CVE-2005-3174 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 6 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 allows users to log on to the domain, even when their password has expired, if the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is 8 characters long.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3174?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2005-3174 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q9pv-467g-x2qc.

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