CVE-2001-0006

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

3.00% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 86.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2001-05-07 04:00Z25 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-12-03 15:43Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2001-01-04

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6e559738e5aec74e46ee67bc3aeae53c7a457dfb1dabe3ddb5e7a39bb0a4f0a0

• marc.info20010126 ntsecurity.nu advisory: Winsock Mutex Vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0 SP6 and belowhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98075221915234&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• docs.microsoft.comMS01-003https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-003vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwinnt-mutex-dos(6006)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6006vdb-entryx_refsource_XF