PT-1999-1799 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 1999-10-31 · Updated 2021-07-22 · CVE-1999-1577

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer versions 4.01 through 5

Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the HHOpen ActiveX control, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by passing long arguments to the OpenHelp method.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer versions 4.01 through 5, consider disabling the HHOpen ActiveX control (hhopen.ocx) to prevent exploitation until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1577

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19521 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1577 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/29795 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/669 · Note