CVE-1999-1577 - Buffer overflow in HHOpen ActiveX control (hhopen.ocx) 1.0.0.1 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allo

CVE-1999-1577

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.

References

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

Vulnerable Configurations

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

CVSS

Base:	5.1 (as of 22-07-2021 - 14:02)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	HIGH	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

bid	669
bugtraq	19990924 Several ActiveX Buffer Overruns
cert-vn	VU#29795
xf	ie-hhopen-bo(3314)

Last major update

22-07-2021 - 14:02

Published

31-10-1999 - 04:00

Last modified

22-07-2021 - 14:02