Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1577 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1/5.0
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Buffer overflow in HHOpen ActiveX control (hhopen.ocx) 1.0.0.1 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long arguments to the OpenHelp method.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
Exploit-Db
| description | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 2000/Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows NT 4/Internet Explorer 4.0.1 for Windows 98/Windows NT 4.0 hhopen OLE Control ... |
| id | EDB-ID:19521 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1999-09-27 |
| published | 1999-09-27 |
| reporter | Shane Hird |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19521/ |
| title | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/4.0.1 hhopen OLE Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |