Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1259 (CCN-1780)

Assigned:1998-07-22
Published:1998-07-22
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1259

Source: MSKB
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
Q189529

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin I-075
Microsoft Office 98 Security Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6674
Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh Disk Space Information Disclosure

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
office-extraneous-data(1780)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
office-extraneous-data(1780)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 139432
OLE Update for Windows 95

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 189529
OFF98: Extraneous Data May Be Saved with Office Documents

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:office:98:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:office:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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