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Loose Permissions on NT's Mutex
An issue with loose permissions on the mutex that governs access to network resources has been discovered.
Steve Manzuik
January 22, 2001
1 Min Read
ReportedJanuary 23, 2001, by Microsoft.
VERSIONS AFFECTED
Windows NT 4.0, all editions
DESCRIPTION
An issue with loose permissionson the mutex that governs access to network resources has been discovered. Amalicious attacker who can log on to the NT machine interactively can launch code that monopolizes the mutex,causing the machine to be unavailable on the network.
VENDOR RESPONSE
Microsoft has released a security bulletin, MS01-003.
CREDIT
Discovered byArne Vidstrom.
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