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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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
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 1997-07-25T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:30:35.653
Link: CVE-1999-1217
Redhat
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