CVE-2000-0420

Published May 11, 2000

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

Description: The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "4E545C63-FE9C-4CA1-AF0F-D999D84D2AFD"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References