The Winsock2ProtocolCatalogMutex mutex in Windows NT 4.0 has inappropriate Everyone/Full Control permissions, which allows local users to modify the permissions to "No Access" and disable Winsock network connectivity to cause a denial of service, aka the "Winsock Mutex" vulnerability.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-12-03T15:43:09.651Z

Reserved: 2001-01-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0006

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Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:54.497Z

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0006

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