CVE-1999-0824 Path traversal in n/a
A local user can exploit SUBST drive mappings to modify folder locations accessed by subsequent users, potentially leading to data modification or privilege escalation.
- 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-1999-0824?
CVE-1999-0824 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 25 Apr 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 can use SUBST to map a drive letter to a folder, which is not unmapped after the user logs off, potentially allowing that user to modify the location of folders accessed by later users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0824?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0824?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-1999-0824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfmq-vm3j-98jr.