Quick answers
- Is CVE-1999-0504 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0504 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-1999-0504?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 January 1997.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows NT.
- Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0504?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-1999-0504 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-1999-0504?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Nt. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insecure default configurations or administrative oversight where local user or administrator accounts on Windows NT are left with null, blank, or default passwords. This is a credential-based weakness rather than a software bug. An attacker with network or local access can authenticate to the system without providing a valid secret, potentially gaining full administrative control if the affected account has elevated privileges. This issue is typically mitigated by enforcing strong password policies and auditing local account databases for weak credentials.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows NT
Timeline
- 1997-01-01: disclosed