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CVE-1999-0668

The scriptlet.typelib ActiveX control is marked as "safe for scripting" for Internet Explorer, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as demonstrated by Bubbleboy.

Published

1999-08-21T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	4.0	Yes
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	5.0	Yes

References

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-064.shtml ([email protected])
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ240308 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/598 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-032 ([email protected])
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-064.shtml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ240308 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/598 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-032 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)