CVE-2002-0034 — The Microsoft CONVERT.EXE program, when used on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, does not apply the default NTFS permissions when converting a FAT32 file system, which could cause the conversion to produce a file system with less secure permissions than expected

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The Microsoft CONVERT.EXE program, when used on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, does not apply the default NTFS permissions when converting a FAT32 file system, which could cause the conversion to produce a file system with less secure permissions than expected

Published Jan 14, 2004

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.95%

Description

The Microsoft CONVERT.EXE program, when used on Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, does not apply the default NTFS permissions when converting a FAT32 file system, which could cause the conversion to produce a file system with less secure permissions than expected.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.95% 0.01949

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01949

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.95% (0.01949)	79.49th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.88% (0.01876)	76.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.25% (0.00252)	46.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	52.60% (0.52602)	97.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 2, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	25.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 1, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	23.88th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00058)	21.88th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.50% (0.01503)	73.56th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 2, 2023	1.50% (0.01503)	73.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.50% (0.01503)	71.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.50% (0.01503)	50.62th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3B237399
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361065
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3B237399		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361065		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 14, 2004

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Jan 16, 2002

Link CVE-2002-0034

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2002-0034

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2002-0034