CVE-1999-0899 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0's print spooler, where a local user can execute arbitrary commands by exploiting inappropriate permissions to specify an alternate print provider. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and showing no active exploitation or significant community discussion, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-19594) exists, detailing a DLL insertion method for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.