Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 Console privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Console. The manipulation results in privileges management. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Configuration settings should be changed.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Console. 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.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1321) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2305†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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• Windows

Version

• 2000
• NT 4.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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