CVE-2005-3175 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

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.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8h84-5994-37fp.

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