CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0006

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Winsock2ProtocolCatalogMutex in Windows NT 4.0 has inappropriate permissions, allowing local users to modify them to 'No Access', leading to disruption of Winsock network connectivity.

Risk Assessment

Inappropriate permissions may lead to denial of service attacks, affecting the availability of network services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to review and adjust the permissions of the mutex to restrict access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS