Quick answers
- Is CVE-1999-0562 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0562 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-1999-0562?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 January 1997.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows NT All versions prior to fix.
- Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0562?
- 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-1999-0562 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-1999-0562?
- 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
This vulnerability stems from insecure default permissions on the Windows NT registry that allow remote access via RPC/named pipes to non-administrative users. An attacker with network connectivity to the target system can remotely connect to the registry hive without requiring administrative credentials. This allows for the unauthorized reading and writing of registry keys, which can be leveraged to extract sensitive system data, alter security policies, or achieve remote code execution by modifying startup parameters. The issue is primarily addressed by restricting the 'winreg' interface and hardening registry ACLs.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows NT All versions prior to fix
Timeline
- 1997-01-01: disclosed: Initial NVD publication date