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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cve-icon 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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cve-icon 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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