CVE-2002-0725 describes a vulnerability in the NTFS file system of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2, allowing local attackers to obscure file usage in audit logs. By creating a hard link to a target file, the link's activity is recorded instead of the actual file, potentially hiding malicious actions. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires local access and has a high impact on integrity, as it can mislead audit trails. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:N
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