CVE-1999-0668

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

21/08/1999

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

5.10

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-064.shtml
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ240308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/598
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-032
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-064.shtml
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ240308
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/598
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-032