# CVE-2001-0502: Running Windows 2000 LDAP Server over SSL, a function does not properly check the permissions of a user request when the directory principal

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Running Windows 2000 LDAP Server over SSL, a function does not properly check the permissions of a user request when the directory principal is a domain user and the data attribute is the domain password, which allows local users to modify the login password of other users.

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-036
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2929
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-101.shtml
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6745

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