A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component RSHSVC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

windows nt rshsvc program allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was shared 01/01/1997. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0249. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10245 (rsh Service Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Service detection.

Upgrading to version XP or Server 2003 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2995) and Tenable (10245). The entry 14415 is related to this item.

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• Microsoft

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• Windows

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• 2000
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