PT-1999-1630 · Microsoft · Office 98

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-1999-1259

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition

Description: The issue concerns the improper initialization of disk space used by Office 98 files. This could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from previously deleted files, as the data from these files can be inserted into the Office file.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1259

Affected Products

Office 98

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1259 · Security Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q189/5/29.asp · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1780 · Note