CVE-2005-3171

Medium

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 records Event ID 1704 to indicate that Group Policy security settings were successfully updated, even when the processing fails such as when Ntuser.pol cannot be accessed, which could cause system administrators to believe that the system is compliant with the specified settings.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedOct 6, 2005
First seenOct 6, 2005

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_2000No range specified—

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