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.
Published: 2000-01-04
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0956 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.
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Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Nt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.395Z

Reserved: 1999-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0975

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-12-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0975

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