CVE-1999-0496 A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0496 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0496 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 29 Sep 1999.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows Nt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0496/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0496/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0496?
CVE-1999-0496 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 29 Sep 1999.
Official description
A Windows NT 4.0 user can gain administrative rights by forcing NtOpenProcessToken to succeed regardless of the user's permissions, aka GetAdmin.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0496?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5669-f2cv-m5hv.