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CVE-1999-1217

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
25/07/1997
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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