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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.756Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1217

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1997-07-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:30:35.653

Link: CVE-1999-1217

cve-icon Redhat

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