PT-1997-1176 · Microsoft · Windows Explorer+2

Published 1997-11-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0967

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified) Outlook Express (affected versions not specified) Windows Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the HTML library used by the affected software via the res: local resource protocol.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For Outlook Express, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. For Windows Explorer, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the res: protocol to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0967

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Outlook Express

Windows Explorer

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0967 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0967 · Note