CVE-1999-1217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1198	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00959.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/526

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Nt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1217

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1217

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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