CVE-1999-1365
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 1, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 31, 2001
Description
Windows NT searches a user's home directory (%systemroot% by default) before other directories to find critical programs such as NDDEAGNT.EXE, EXPLORER.EXE, USERINIT.EXE or TASKMGR.EXE, which could allow local users to bypass access restrictions or gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program into the root directory, which is writable by default.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 515vdb-entry
- 19990628 NT runs Explorer.exe, Taskmgr.exe etc. from wrong locationmailing-list
- 19990630 Update: NT runs explorer.exe, etc...mailing-list
- nt-login-default-folder(2336)vdb-entry
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