Medium severity · published Sep 5, 2002
CVE-2002-0725
NTFS file system in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2 allows local attackers to hide file usage activities via a hard link to the target file, which causes the link to be…
5.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NTFS file system in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2 allows local attackers to hide file usage activities via a hard link to the target file, which causes the link to be recorded in the audit trail instead of the target file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W2
Windows 2000 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WN
Windows NT · Microsoft
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0725
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0725
Broken Link
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a081602-1.txt
Broken Link
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9869.php
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5484
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