CVE-2001-0006: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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...

ntsecurity.nu advisory: Winsock Mutex Vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0 SP6 and below

-- Winsock Mutex Vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0 SP6 and below -- Author: Arne Vidstrom [email protected] - http://ntsecurity.nu Severity: Denial Of Service if the attacker is able to execute the exploit code under any account on the system. Remote exploitation is not possible. Details:...

Security Bulletin (MS01-003)

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Patch Available for Winsock Mutex Vulnerability Date: 24 January 2001 Software: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT 4.0 TSE Impact: Denial of Service Bulletin: MS01-003 Microsoft encourages customers to review the...