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.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00
Updated: 2002-07-12T09:00:00
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1217
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 1997-07-25T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:04.403
Link: CVE-1999-1217
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