CVE-1999-1217 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing malicious programs in the current directory due to insecure PATH configuration in Windows NT.
- 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-1999-1217?
CVE-1999-1217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users to gain privileges by placing Trojan horse programs with the same name as commonly used system programs into certain directories.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1217?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1217?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Nt
- CVE-2004-0900 The DHCP Server service for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server and Terminal Server Edition does not properly validate the length of certain mes
- CVE-2001-0045 The default permissions for the RAS Administration key in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by changing the va
- CVE-1999-0119 Windows NT 4.0 beta allows users to read and delete shares.
- CVE-1999-0226 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-1999-0285 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g8j-rqjx-jr9f.