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CVE-2000-0377

MEDIUM
5.0NVD

Summary

generated automatically from NVD data

CVE-2000-0377 affects the Remote Registry server in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, which mishandles a malformed request. An authenticated local user can send such a request to make the winlogon process fail, causing a denial of service. Microsoft labels the issue the "Remote Registry Access Authentication" vulnerability, and it carries a CVSS v2.0 score of 5.0 (MEDIUM), with impact limited to availability.

NVD description

The Remote Registry server in Windows NT 4.0 allows local authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a malformed request, which causes the winlogon process to fail, aka the "Remote Registry Access Authentication" vulnerability.

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EPSS · FIRST.org

19.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Higher than 97% of scored CVEs

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-29, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.

CVSS v2.0 Score

5.0
/ 10.0
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Information

Published
8 juin 2000
Updated
16 juin 2026
Status
Modified
Source
cve@mitre.org

Affected products

microsoft windows nt
Versions 4.0

Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.

Weaknesses (CWE)

NVD-CWE-Other

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