What is the severity of CVE-2001-1517?

CVE-2001-1517 is considered a moderate vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive authentication information.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1517?

To address CVE-2001-1517, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches for Windows 2000 or upgrade to a supported version of Windows.

What systems are affected by CVE-2001-1517?

CVE-2001-1517 affects Microsoft Windows 2000, including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2.

What is the main risk associated with CVE-2001-1517?

The main risk of CVE-2001-1517 is that attackers could potentially recover usernames and passwords stored in cleartext in memory.

Is CVE-2001-1517 still relevant today?

While CVE-2001-1517 is an older vulnerability, it is relevant for environments still using Windows 2000, which may be at risk if not properly secured.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2001-1517

low

2.1

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/2001

14/7/2005

16/9/2024

CVE-2001-1517

First published: Mon Dec 31 2001(Updated: )

** DISPUTED ** RunAs (runas.exe) in Windows 2000 stores cleartext authentication information in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain usernames and passwords by executing a process that is allocated the same memory page after termination of a RunAs command. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, saying that administrative privileges are already required to exploit it, and the original researcher did not respond to requests for additional information.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000	=sp2
Microsoft Windows 2000	=sp1

	=sp1
	=sp2

Remedy

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0041.html

Remedy

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7531.php

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1517?
CVE-2001-1517 is considered a moderate vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive authentication information.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1517?
To address CVE-2001-1517, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches for Windows 2000 or upgrade to a supported version of Windows.
What systems are affected by CVE-2001-1517?
CVE-2001-1517 affects Microsoft Windows 2000, including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2.
What is the main risk associated with CVE-2001-1517?
The main risk of CVE-2001-1517 is that attackers could potentially recover usernames and passwords stored in cleartext in memory.
Is CVE-2001-1517 still relevant today?
While CVE-2001-1517 is an older vulnerability, it is relevant for environments still using Windows 2000, which may be at risk if not properly secured.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1517?
CVE-2001-1517 is considered a moderate vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive authentication information.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1517?
To address CVE-2001-1517, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches for Windows 2000 or upgrade to a supported version of Windows.
What systems are affected by CVE-2001-1517?
CVE-2001-1517 affects Microsoft Windows 2000, including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2.
What is the main risk associated with CVE-2001-1517?
The main risk of CVE-2001-1517 is that attackers could potentially recover usernames and passwords stored in cleartext in memory.
Is CVE-2001-1517 still relevant today?
While CVE-2001-1517 is an older vulnerability, it is relevant for environments still using Windows 2000, which may be at risk if not properly secured.