CVE-2005-3177 describes a vulnerability in the CHKDSK utility within Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003. When CHKDSK runs in fix mode, it can mishandle security descriptors on large or non-standard NTFS file tables, potentially reverting Access Control Lists (ACLs) to less secure defaults or removing them entirely. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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