CVE-2002-0725 — Link Following in Microsoft Windows NT

CWE-59 — Link Following3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Microsoft Windows NT
Timeline
PublishedSep 5
Latest updateApr 30

Description

NTFS file system in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 SP2 allows local attackers to hide file usage activities via a hard link to the target file, which causes the link to be recorded in the audit trail instead of the target file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-f89c-whfr-778h: NTFS file system in Windows NT 4↗2022-04-30
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CVEList
CVE-2002-0725: NTFS file system in Windows NT 4↗2002-08-20
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CVE-2002-0725 — Link Following in Microsoft Windows NT | cvebase