CVE-2005-3171 json
Microsoft Windows 2000 before Update Rollup 1 for SP4 records Event ID 1704 to indicate that Group Policy security settings were successful…
published 2005-10-06 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3170
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- support.microsoft.com/kb/884559 advisory
- support.microsoft.com/kb/900345 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
support.microsoft.com
/kb/884559
vendor-advisory, patch
-
support.microsoft.com
/kb/900345
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-3171
- NVD CVE-2005-3171
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