Insecure Permissions in Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) Enable Unauthorized Folder Access

CVE-1999-1294 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Office Shortcut Bar (OSB) in Windows 3.51 enables backup and restore permissions, which are inherited by programs such as File Manager that are started from the Shortcut Bar, which could allow local users to read folders for which they do not have permission.

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