What is CVE-2001-0006?

CVE-2001-0006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_nt, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2001-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2001-0006?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_nt

CVE-2001-0006

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 s…

EPSS: 0.030 (85.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_nt — versions 4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-0006?: CVE-2001-0006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_nt, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2001-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2001-0006?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.