CVE-1999-0975 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands as another user by manipulating Windows Help system metafiles, requiring user interaction to open the help file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0975?
CVE-1999-0975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 4 Jan 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0975?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0975?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0975 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0975 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm4h-9j53-mhpc.