CVE-1999-1577

Buffer overflow in HHOpen ActiveX control (hhopen.ocx) 1.0.0.1 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long arguments to the OpenHelp method.

CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/29795	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/29795	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 1999-10-31 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-1999-1577

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1577

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1577

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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