CVE-2005-3168 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 (prior to Update Rollup 1 for SP4) where the SECEDIT command fails to properly apply Access Control Lists (ACLs) from security templates to folders listed after a long folder entry, potentially leading to less secure permissions than intended. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low complexity, allowing for potential partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.