CVE-2005-2150

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-07-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 before URP1 for Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly prevent NULL sessions from accessing certain alternate named pipes, which allows remote attackers to (1) list Windows services via svcctl or (2) read eventlogs via eventlog.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112076409813099&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14189
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014417
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14177
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14178
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21286
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21288
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112076409813099&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14189
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014417
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/presentations/null_sessions/

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