Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1217 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
microsoft

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Microsoft
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