CVE-1999-1317 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting case-insensitive symbolic link handling in the Windows NT object namespace.
- 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-1999-1317?
CVE-1999-1317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Nt, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the symbolic link table in the \?? object folder using a different case letter (upper or lower) to point to a different device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1317?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1317?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1317 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1317 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-fgh9-68h7-45xw.