CVE-1999-0506 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

What is CVE-1999-0506?

CVE-1999-0506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Windows NT domain user or administrator account has a default, null, blank, or missing password.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0506?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0506?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-0506 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0506 exists.

Public exploit code: 3 Metasploit modules.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-p477-22hv-c2xc.