What is the severity of CVE-2005-3175?

CVE-2005-3175 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for local administrators to bypass security controls and access sensitive domain administrator sessions.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3175?

To fix CVE-2005-3175, update to Windows 2000 Update Rollup 1 for Service Pack 4 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2005-3175?

CVE-2005-3175 affects users of Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for Service Pack 4.

What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2005-3175?

With CVE-2005-3175, a local administrator could unlock a locked workstation, gaining unauthorized access to a domain administrator's session.

Is CVE-2005-3175 still relevant today?

While CVE-2005-3175 primarily affects legacy systems like Windows 2000, it highlights risks associated with local administrator privileges in outdated software.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-3175

high

7.2

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

6/10/2005

3/10/2022

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-3175

First published: Thu Oct 06 2005(Updated: )

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 allows a local administrator to unlock a computer even if it has been locked by a domain administrator, which allows the local administrator to access the session as the domain administrator.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Windows 2000	=sp4

Remedy

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842742

Remedy

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900345

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3175?
CVE-2005-3175 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for local administrators to bypass security controls and access sensitive domain administrator sessions.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3175?
To fix CVE-2005-3175, update to Windows 2000 Update Rollup 1 for Service Pack 4 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-3175?
CVE-2005-3175 affects users of Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for Service Pack 4.
What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2005-3175?
With CVE-2005-3175, a local administrator could unlock a locked workstation, gaining unauthorized access to a domain administrator's session.
Is CVE-2005-3175 still relevant today?
While CVE-2005-3175 primarily affects legacy systems like Windows 2000, it highlights risks associated with local administrator privileges in outdated software.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3175?
CVE-2005-3175 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for local administrators to bypass security controls and access sensitive domain administrator sessions.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3175?
To fix CVE-2005-3175, update to Windows 2000 Update Rollup 1 for Service Pack 4 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2005-3175?
CVE-2005-3175 affects users of Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for Service Pack 4.
What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2005-3175?
With CVE-2005-3175, a local administrator could unlock a locked workstation, gaining unauthorized access to a domain administrator's session.
Is CVE-2005-3175 still relevant today?
While CVE-2005-3175 primarily affects legacy systems like Windows 2000, it highlights risks associated with local administrator privileges in outdated software.