Title: NT Anonymous Users Can Obtain The Password Policy Under Windows NT 4.0 Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Service Pack 3 added the ability to restrict anonymous users from obtaining information about the system. Even with SP3 installed anonymous users are able to retrieve the systems password policy.
Normally Windows NT uses anonymous access to the password policy to provide users with meaningful error message such as in the case of when an user changes his password before login in.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
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