Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1431 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Zero Administration KIT 1.0
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
ZAK in Appstation mode allows users to bypass the "Run only allowed apps" policy by starting Explorer from Office 97 applications (such as Word), installing software into the TEMP directory, and changing the name to that for an allowed application, such as Winword.exe.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Microsoft Zero Administration Kit (ZAK) 1.0 and Office97 Backdoor Vulnerability. CVE-1999-1431. Local exploit for windows platform |
| id | EDB-ID:19144 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1999-01-07 |
| published | 1999-01-07 |
| reporter | Satu Laksela |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19144/ |
| title | Microsoft Zero Administration Kit ZAK 1.0 and Office97 Backdoor Vulnerability |