CVE-2002-2401 (GCVE-0-2002-2401)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-11-01 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM.EXE) in Windows 2000, NT and XP does not verify user execution permissions for 16-bit executable files, which allows local users to bypass the loader and execute arbitrary programs.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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