VDB-14367 · CVE-1999-0591 · SBV-30651

Microsoft Windows up to XP Eventlog privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to XP and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Eventlog. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-0591. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Eventlog. 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:

An event log in Windows NT has inappropriate access permissions.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0591. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-30651†). The entries VDB-14371, VDB-14370, VDB-14369 and VDB-14368 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
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01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2011 +4465 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +1183 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14367
Vulnerability Center: 30651 - Windows NT Inappropriate Access Permissions, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:07
Updated: 04/18/2026 00:52
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:07 (48), 03/19/2017 20:41 (6), 04/18/2026 00:52 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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