CVE-2005-3175 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local administrator can bypass domain administrator locks to access the session, enabling privilege escalation and account takeover on Windows 2000 systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3175?
CVE-2005-3175 is a high-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 allows a local administrator to unlock a computer even if it has been locked by a domain administrator, which allows the local administrator to access the session as the domain administrator.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-3175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h84-5994-37fp.