CVE-1999-1577

Published: Oct 31, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

Microsoft

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 4.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.0

References (8)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/29795

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/669

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/29795

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/669

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3314

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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