cve-1999-1217
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2004-09-01 04:00
Modified
2024-08-01 17:02
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/526
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319426&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=87602726319435&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/526
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