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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Help File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.
The weakness was disclosed 12/10/1999 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0975. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Timeline
12/10/1999 🔍12/10/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 🔍
04/07/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0975 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 868 - Microsoft Help File Trojan Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 06/22/2014 15:53Updated: 04/07/2017 16:02
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:53 (50), 04/07/2017 16:02 (2)
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