PT-1999-1680 · Microsoft · Windows Nt

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1359

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows NT (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue arises when the Ntconfig.pol file is used on a server with a name longer than 13 characters, causing Windows NT to fail in properly enforcing policies for global groups. This could allow users to bypass restrictions intended by those policies.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1359

Affected Products

Windows Nt

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1359 · Security Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q163/8/75.asp · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7401.php · Note