CVE-2000-0420 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.

Published: 2000-06-15

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0419	The default configuration of SYSKEY in Windows 2000 stores the startup key in the registry, which could allow an attacker tor ecover it and use it to decrypt Encrypted File System (EFS) data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00505.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0112.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1198

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:21.552Z

Reserved: 2000-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0420

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-05-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0420

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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