PT-1999-1685 · Microsoft · Windows Nt

Published 1999-06-28 · Updated 2017-10-26 · CVE-1999-1365

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue allows local users to bypass access restrictions or gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program into the root directory, which is writable by default. This is because Windows NT searches a user's home directory before other directories to find critical programs.

Recommendations: For Windows NT, consider restricting write access to the root directory to prevent unauthorized placement of Trojan horse programs. As a temporary workaround, monitor the root directory for suspicious files, especially those with names similar to critical programs such as NDDEAGNT.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, USERINIT.EXE, or TASKMGR.EXE.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1365

Affected Products

Windows Nt

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1365 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93069418400856&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/515 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/2336 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=93127894731200&w=2 · Note