CVE-2002-0018

Description

In Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000, a trusting domain that receives authorization information from a trusted domain does not verify that the trusted domain is authoritative for all listed SIDs, which allows remote attackers to gain Domain Administrator privileges on the trusting domain by injecting SIDs from untrusted domains into the authorization data that comes from from the trusted domain.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 36.04% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3997	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8023	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A159	signature vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-001	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A64	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0018?: CVE-2002-0018 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0018?: To fix CVE-2002-0018, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0018 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0018 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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