CVE-1999-1084

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Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The "AEDebug" registry key is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify the key to specify a Trojan Horse debugger which is automatically executed on a system crash.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0::server:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0::workstation:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1065	The "AEDebug" registry key is installed with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify the key to specify a Trojan Horse debugger which is automatically executed on a system crash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.5% (3.509% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=90222453431604&w=2
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q103/8/61.asp
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/k-029.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1044
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-008

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Nt

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 1999, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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