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Improper Locking

CVE-2002-0051

Severity High
Score 7.8/10

Summary

Windows 2000 allows local users to prevent the application of new group policy settings by opening Group Policy files with exclusive-read access.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-667 - Improper Locking

The software does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published