CVE-2001-0006 | BDVDB-2026-2265 Detail

Description#

The Winsock2ProtocolCatalogMutex mutex in Windows NT 4.0 has inappropriate Everyone/Full Control permissions, which allows local users to modify the permissions to "No Access" and disable Winsock network connectivity to cause a denial of service, aka the "Winsock Mutex" vulnerability.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98075221915234&w=2
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-003
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6006

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12001-05-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-12-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.