CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0540

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Microsoft Windows 2000 running in a domain whose Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is exactly 8 characters long, users with expired passwords can log on to the domain.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that users with expired passwords can gain unauthorized access to domain resources, violating password security policy.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Windows 2000 to the latest available Service Pack or apply the appropriate security patch from Microsoft.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Windows 2000, when running in a domain whose Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is exactly 8 characters long, does not prevent users with expired passwords from logging on to the domain.

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