CVE-2004-0540 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Microsoft Windows 2000, when running in a domain whose Fully)
Microsoft Windows 2000, when running in a domain whose Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is exactly 8 characters long, does not prevent users with expired passwords from logging on to the domain.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0540 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-08-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Microsoft Windows 2000, when running in a domain whose Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) is exactly 8 characters long, does not prevent users with expired passwords from logging on to the domain. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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