CVE-2002-0421

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-0421
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionIIS 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "User cannot change password" policy for Windows NT by directly calling .htr password changing programs in the /iisadmpwd directory, including (1) aexp2.htr, (2) aexp2b.htr, (3) aexp3.htr , or (4) aexp4.htr.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a server All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows NT Security Policy Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: winnt-pw-policy-bypass (8388): Windows NT Server with IIS 4.0 could allow users to bypass "User cannot change password" security policy af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
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