CVE-1999-1217

Published Jul 25, 1997

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.6
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "ED27882B-A02A-4D5F-9117-A47976C676E0"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References