Systems Management ServerApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2000-0100

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v2.0 Published 1999-12-29
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The SMS Remote Control program is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying or replacing the program.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The SMS Remote Control program is installed with insecure file permissions that allow local users to modify or replace the executable. This enables local privilege escalation as any authenticated user can inject malicious code into the program and execute it with elevated privileges.

MitigationConfigure restrictive ACLs on the SMS Remote Control executable and related files to prevent write access by non-privileged users; ensure only Administrators and the SYSTEM account have modify permissions.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Systems Management ServerApplication
Affected:= 2.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm SMS version 2.0 is installed
    Check installed programs or SMS components for Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0
    Affected if SMS 2.0 is installed on the system
  2. Verify SMS Remote Control component exists
    Locate the SMS Remote Control executable within the SMS installation directory
    Affected if The SMS Remote Control executable is present on the system
  3. Check current file permissions on the executable
    View the security/permissions properties of the SMS Remote Control executable file to see which users have access
    Affected if The executable file grants modify or write permissions to users other than Administrators and SYSTEM
  4. Test for write access by non-privileged users
    Attempt to modify or replace the SMS Remote Control executable using an unprivileged account, or use accesschk/icacls to enumerate write access for authenticated users
    Affected if Non-privileged users can write to or replace the SMS Remote Control executable file

A user is affected if SMS 2.0 is installed with the Remote Control component and non-privileged accounts have write access to its executable.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Configure restrictive ACLs on the SMS Remote Control executable and related files to prevent write access by non-privileged users; ensure only Administrators and the SYSTEM account have modify permissions.

Fix this in Systems Management Server Scoped from the published advisory
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