CVE-1999-1575

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Published Apr 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 35.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Kodak/Wang (1) Image Edit (imgedit.ocx), (2) Image Annotation (imgedit.ocx), (3) Image Scan (imgscan.ocx), (4) Thumbnail Image (imgthumb.ocx), (5) Image Admin (imgadmin.ocx), (6) HHOpen (hhopen.ocx), (7) Registration Wizard (regwizc.dll), and (8) IE Active Setup (setupctl.dll) ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer (IE) 4.01 and 5.0 are marked as "Safe for Scripting," which allows remote attackers to create and modify files and execute arbitrary commands.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 35.6% (35.629% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/23412
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/24839
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/26924
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41408
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/9162
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-037
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7097

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved: Apr 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 10, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM

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