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CVE-1999-1454

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
04/10/1999
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

Macromedia "The Matrix" screen saver on Windows 95 with the "Password protected" option enabled allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the password prompt by pressing the ESC (Escape) key.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:macromedia:matrix_screen_saver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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