CVE-1999-0534 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Users with excessive privileges can escalate rights in Windows NT, requiring administrators to review and restrict user permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-1999-0534?

CVE-1999-0534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 4 Feb 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Windows NT user has inappropriate rights or privileges, e.g. Act as System, Add Workstation, Backup, Change System Time, Create Pagefile, Create Permanent Object, Create Token Name, Debug, Generate Security Audit, Increase Priority, Increase Quota, Load Driver, Lock Memory, Profile Single Process, Remote Shutdown, Replace Process Token, Restore, System Environment, Take Ownership, or Unsolicited Input.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0534?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0534?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-0534 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wj4c-w2hq-86g5.

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