CVE-1999-1575 describes multiple ActiveX controls in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5.0, including Kodak/Wang Image Edit and Registration Wizard, that are marked "Safe for Scripting." This misconfiguration allows remote attackers to create/modify files and execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code for buffer overflows in some affected controls (Registration Wizard, Setupctl, hhopen) is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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