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CVE-1999-1317

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Nt: through 4.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92127046701349&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92162979530341&w=2
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q222/1/59.asp
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7398
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92127046701349&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92162979530341&w=2
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q222/1/59.asp
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7398

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