CVE-1999-1356 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

The utility modifies Windows NT legal notice settings, potentially violating security policies by altering displayed legal text.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-1999-1356?

CVE-1999-1356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002.

Official description

Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility as used in Compaq Insight Manager agent before SmartStart 4.50 modifies the legal notice caption (LegalNoticeCaption) and text (LegalNoticeText) in Windows NT, which could produce a legal notice that is in violation of the security policy.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1356?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Compaq Smartstart.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1356?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1356 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1356 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p5mv-6mvr-j99h.

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