Microsoft Windows up to XP Account Policy privileges management

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5.0$0-$5k2.14

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to XP. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Account Policy. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0597. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Configuration settings should be changed.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Account Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A Windows NT account policy does not forcibly disconnect remote users from the server when their logon hours expire.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0597. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 (1343) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-706†). The entries VDB-14371, VDB-14370, VDB-14369 and VDB-14368 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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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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01/23/2003 +1483 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4165 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14372
X-Force: 1343
Vulnerability Center: 706 - WIN NT account Policy does not disconnect remote users when their logon hours expire, Info

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

Created: 06/20/2014 01:13
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:21
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:13 (35), 09/21/2020 09:17 (17), 04/18/2026 02:21 (21)
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Committer: Anonymous User
Cache ID: 216::103

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