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CVE-2005-3177

CHKDSK in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, when running in fi

CHKDSK in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, when running in fix mode, does not properly handle security descriptors if the master file table contains a large number of files or if the descriptors do not satisfy certain NTFS conventions, which could cause ACLs for some files to be reverted to less secure defaults, or cause security descriptors to be removed.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.01077
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Affected Products & Versions

3
microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows 2003 serverall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD06 Oct 2005 · 10:02 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831374PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831375PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345
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