CVE-2002-2401

Summary

CVECVE-2002-2401
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionNT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM.EXE) in Windows 2000, NT and XP does not verify user execution permissions for 16-bit executable files, which allows local users to bypass the loader and execute arbitrary programs.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 All workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 terminal_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp1 workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 terminal_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp2 workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 terminal_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp3 workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 terminal_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp4 workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 terminal_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp5 workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 terminal_srv All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6 workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a enterprise All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a server All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Nt 4.0 sp6a workstation All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All pro All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 pro All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISS X-Force Database: win-execute-permissions-16bit (10132): Windows fails to properly check execute permissions for 16-bit executable files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0211.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Windows 2000/NT/XP 16-bit Application Permission Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.abtrusion.com/msexe16.asp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.abtrusion.com
Software Restriction Policies Do Not Recognize 16-Bit Programs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com
Software Restriction Policies Do Not Recognize 16-Bit Programs MITRE support.microsoft.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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