VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-3173

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not apply group policies if the user logs on using UPN credentials with a trailing dot, which prevents Windows 2000 from finding the correct domain controller and could allow the user to bypass intended restrictions.

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