Microsoft Windows up to XP Removable Media privileges management

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5.3$0-$5k1.68

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Removable Media Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0594. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Modifying the configuration settings is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Removable Media Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

A Windows NT system does not restrict access to removable media drives such as a floppy disk drive or CDROM drive.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0594. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1318) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-535†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14372, VDB-14371, VDB-14369 and VDB-14368. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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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12/24/2002 +1453 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4195 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0594 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0594
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14370
X-Force: 1318
Vulnerability Center: 535 - Windows CDROM Drive / Floppy Disk Available Without Access Restrictions, Low

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:10
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:21
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:10 (40), 05/07/2019 10:13 (16), 04/18/2026 02:21 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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