Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0716. PoCs published by David Litchfield.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in the Windows NT Help utility (winhlp32.exe) by creating a malicious .cnt file with an overly long heading string. The exploit code includes shellcode to add a new administrator account and is designed to run on Windows NT 4.0 SP4.
Description
Buffer overflow in Windows NT 4.0 help file utility via a malformed help file.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in the Windows NT Help utility (winhlp32.exe) by creating a malicious .cnt file with an overly long heading string. The exploit code includes shellcode to add a new administrator account and is designed to run on Windows NT 4.0 SP4.