5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-1999-1577
"Lboro HHOpen ActiveX Remote Command Execution Vulnerability"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 31, 1999, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:31 p.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-1999-1577 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_explorer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-1999-1577 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/29795
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/669
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Jul. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Jul. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/3314 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    Feb. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/0669 [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/669 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} -0.04%

score

0.76007

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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