PT-1999-1643 · Microsoft · Windows Nt

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1317

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows NT versions 4.0 SP4 and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the symbolic link table in the ?? object folder. This is achieved by using a different case letter (upper or lower) to point to a different device.

Recommendations: For Windows NT versions 4.0 SP4 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1317

Affected Products

Windows Nt

References · 5

• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q222/1/59.asp · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1317 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92127046701349&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7398 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92162979530341&w=2 · Note