Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1577

Assigned:1999-10-31
Published:1999-10-31
Updated:2021-07-22
Summary: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 v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1577

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#29795

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990924 Several ActiveX Buffer Overruns

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
669

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-hhopen-bo(3314)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 4.0.1
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0