CVE-1999-0579

Summary

CVE-1999-0579 refers to a vulnerability in the Windows NT operating system's registry audit policy. This issue causes the system to not log events for non-critical registry key modifications, making it difficult to detect unauthorized changes. Consequently, an attacker could manipulate these registry keys without leaving a trace, potentially leading to security breaches or data theft. This vulnerability affects all versions of Windows NT that do not log audit events for non-critical registry keys. Organizations and individuals using these operating systems are advised to configure their audit policies to log registry key modifications for enhanced security.

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