CVE-1999-1431 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft's Zero Administration Kit (ZAK) when operating in Appstation mode. It allows users to bypass the "Run only allowed apps" policy by launching Explorer from Office 97 applications, installing unauthorized software into the TEMP directory, and renaming it to an allowed application. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-19144) exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:zero_administration_kit:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.