VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1238

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.21%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2001-07-16

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Task Manager in Windows 2000 does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped with the Task Manager.

Weakness classification

CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry