PT-1999-1729 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Published 1999-12-31 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-1999-1474

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft PowerPoint versions 95 and 97

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause an application to run automatically without prompting the user when a document is opened in browsers such as Internet Explorer, possibly through the slide show.

Recommendations: For Microsoft PowerPoint version 95, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft PowerPoint version 97, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1474

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Office Powerpoint

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1474 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-1474 · Note
• http://microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/powerpoint.asp · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179 · Note