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CVE-2001-1238
Published: May 3, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Task Manager in Windows 2000 does not allow local users to end processes with uppercase letters named (1) winlogon.exe, (2) csrss.exe, (3) smss.exe and (4) services.exe via the Process tab which could allow local users to install Trojan horses that cannot be stopped with the Task Manager.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20010716 W2k: Unkillable Applications
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3033
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win2k-taskmanager-unkillable-process(6919)
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