Reported
January 23, 2001, by Microsoft.
VERSIONS AFFECTED
- Windows NT 4.0,
all editions
DESCRIPTION
An issue with loose permissions
on the mutex that governs access to network resources has been discovered. A
malicious attacker who can log on to the NT machine interactively can launch code that monopolizes the mutex,
causing the machine to be unavailable on the network.
VENDOR RESPONSE
Microsoft has released a security bulletin, MS01-003.
CREDIT
Discovered by
Arne Vidstrom.