Unscored CVE-1999-1317 EUVD-1999-1298GHSA-fgh9-68h7-45xw

Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the symbolic link table in the \?? object folder using a …

Published Mar 9, 2002 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the symbolic link table in the \?? object folder using a different case letter (upper or lower) to point to a different device.

References

Q222159 vendor-advisory
19990314 AW: [ ALERT ] Case Sensitivity and Symbolic Links mailing-list
nt-symlink-case(7398) vdb-entry
19990312 [ ALERT ] Case Sensitivity and Symbolic Links mailing-list