The screen saver in Windows NT does not verify that its security context has been changed properly, allowing attackers to run programs with elevated privileges.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 3.5.1-sp1 (including) | 3.5.1-sp1 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 3.5.1-sp2 (including) | 3.5.1-sp2 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 3.5.1-sp3 (including) | 3.5.1-sp3 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 3.5.1-sp4 (including) | 3.5.1-sp4 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 3.5.1-sp5 (including) | 3.5.1-sp5 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp1 (including) | 4.0-sp1 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp2 (including) | 4.0-sp2 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp3 (including) | 4.0-sp3 (including) |
| Windows_nt | Microsoft | 4.0-sp4 (including) | 4.0-sp4 (including) |