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CVE-1999-1217

Published: Jul 25, 1997 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1217
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The PATH in Windows NT includes the current working directory (.), which could allow local users to gain privileges by placing Trojan horse programs with the same name as commonly used system programs into certain directories.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_ntMicrosoft**

References

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