CVE-2001-0006 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0, where inappropriate permissions on the Winsock2ProtocolCatalogMutex mutex allow local users to disable network connectivity. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), this flaw is easily exploitable by a local attacker to achieve a high impact on availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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