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Sid
15701

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Windows 2000.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
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.

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000 

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Attack Scenarios:
If an application does not correctly enforce access control, a remote attacker may be able to view resources and data that should be protected. Additionally, in the case of administrative user interfaces, the attacker may be able to elevate privileges and generate accounts by accessing functions that should be controllled by ACLs.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2004-0540:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2004-0540
 
Common Weakness Enumeration:
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/285.html
 
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification:
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/1.html

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