Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 records Event ID 1704 to indicate that Group Policy security settings were successfully updated, even when the processing fails such as when Ntuser.pol cannot be accessed, which could cause system administrators to believe that the system is compliant with the specified settings.

The WideCharToMultiByte function in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not properly convert strings with Japanese composite characters in the last character, which could prevent the string from being null terminated and lead to data corruption or enable buffer overflow attacks.

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not apply group policies if the user logs on using UPN credentials with a trailing dot, which prevents Windows 2000 from finding the correct domain controller and could allow the user to bypass intended restrictions.

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 allows users to log on to the domain, even when their password has expired, if the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is 8 characters long.

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 allows a local administrator to unlock a computer even if it has been locked by a domain administrator, which allows the local administrator to access the session as the domain administrator.

Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 does not record the IP address of a Windows Terminal Services client in a security log event if the client connects successfully, which could make it easier for attackers to escape detection.

CHKDSK in Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, when running in fix mode, does not properly handle security descriptors if the master file table contains a large number of files or if the descriptors do not satisfy certain NTFS conventions, which could cause ACLs for some files to be reverted to less secure defaults, or cause security descriptors to be removed.

Buffer overflow in the Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows attackers to elevate privileges or execute arbitrary code via a crafted message.

The Microsoft Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) requests.

Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 domain controllers allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted Kerberos message.

Unknown vulnerability in the PKINIT Protocol for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 could allow a local user to obtain information and spoof a server via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between a client and a domain controller when PKINIT smart card authentication is being used.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Plug and Play (PnP) service for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, and local users to gain privileges via a malicious application, as exploited by the Zotob (aka Mytob) worm.

Buffer overflow in the Print Spooler service (Spoolsv.exe) for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious message.

Buffer overflow in a certain USB driver, as used on Microsoft Windows, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

netman.dll in Microsoft Windows Connections Manager Library allows local users to cause a denial of service (Network Connections Service crash) via a large integer argument to a particular function, aka "Network Connection Manager Vulnerability."

Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 before URP1 for Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly prevent NULL sessions from accessing certain alternate named pipes, which allows remote attackers to (1) list Windows services via svcctl or (2) read eventlogs via eventlog.

Buffer overflow in the Server Message Block (SMB) functionality for Microsoft Windows 2000, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability."

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Step-by-Step Interactive Training (orun32.exe) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a bookmark link file (.cbo, cbl, or .cbm extension) with a long User field.

Microsoft Agent allows remote attackers to spoof trusted Internet content and execute arbitrary code by disguising security prompts on a malicious Web page.