CVE-2005-3173 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 prior to Update Rollup 1 for SP4, where group policies fail to apply if a user logs in with UPN credentials containing a trailing dot, preventing the system from locating the correct domain controller. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.