CVE-1999-0562 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-1999-0562?

CVE-1999-0562 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 4 Feb 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The registry in Windows NT can be accessed remotely by users who are not administrators.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0562?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-1999-0562?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-1999-0562 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0562 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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
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Also known as GHSA-6wh7-hrcm-fv9m.