Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Print Spooler Spoolss.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file Spoolss.exe of the component Print Spooler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0899. The attack is restricted to local execution. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file Spoolss.exe of the component Print Spooler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Windows NT 4.0 print spooler allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands due to inappropriate permissions that allow the user to specify an alternate print provider.

The weakness was disclosed 11/04/1999 with eEye as MS99-047 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0899. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version XP or 2000 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS99-047 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3457), Exploit-DB (19594), SecurityFocus (BID 769†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3937†). The entry VDB-14946 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Windows XP/2000
Patch: MS99-047

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS99-047
Organization: eEye
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0899 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14947
X-Force: 3457
SecurityFocus: 769
Vulnerability Center: 3937 - [MS99-047] Windows NT 4.0 Print Spooler Allows Command Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:33
Updated: 02/02/2025 02:39
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:33 (49), 04/07/2017 16:02 (19), 02/02/2025 02:39 (17)
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