Microsoft Windows 2000/NT NT Alerter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/NT. The affected element is an unknown function of the component NT Alerter. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-0630. There is no exploit available. Modifying the configuration settings is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/NT (Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component NT Alerter. 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:

The NT Alerter and Messenger services are running.

The weakness was shared 01/01/1999. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0630. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/18/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10457 (Microsoft Windows Alerter Service Social Engineering Weakness), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10457) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1133†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 10457
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows Alerter Service Social Engineering Weakness
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
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07/03/2000 +549 days 🔍
04/29/2003 +1030 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4069 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0630 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0630
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14394
Vulnerability Center: 1133 - The NT Alerter and Messenger Services are Running, Info

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 01:28
Updated: 04/18/2026 02:56
Changes: 06/20/2014 01:28 (36), 05/09/2019 18:33 (22), 04/18/2026 02:56 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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