Microsoft Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Clipboard Access privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51/4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Clipboard Access. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-1452. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 3.51/4.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Clipboard Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

GINA in Windows NT 4.0 allows attackers with physical access to display a portion of the clipboard of the user who has locked the workstation by pasting (CTRL-V) the contents into the username prompt.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/1999 as not defined posting (NTBugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1452. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2000 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch NT 4.0 SP5 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1975), SecurityFocus (BID 198†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-714†). The entry VDB-15188 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Windows 2000
Patch: NT 4.0 SP5

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01/29/1999 🔍
12/31/1999 +336 days 🔍
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01/23/2003 +1119 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +4169 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1452 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1452
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15187
X-Force: 1975 - Microsoft Windows NT gina allows some clipboard text to be revealed
SecurityFocus: 198 - NT Clipboard Available To Unauthenticated Users Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 714 - GINA Windows NT 4.0 clipboard leakage, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 13:02
Updated: 04/20/2026 06:15
Changes: 06/23/2014 13:02 (63), 04/07/2017 16:02 (2), 04/20/2026 06:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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