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 service, aka the "Winsock Mutex" vulnerability.

CVSS v3.1

7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 86th percentile

Published

2001-05-07

Updated

2024-12-03

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20596

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2001-0007
• CVE-2001-0008
• CVE-2001-0009
• CVE-2001-0010
• CVE-2001-0021
• CVE-2001-0022