VDB-14813 · CVE-1999-0670 · MS99-032

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 Eyedog ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Eyedog ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0670. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Eyedog ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the Eyedog ActiveX control allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The issue has been introduced in 04/01/1997. The weakness was presented 09/01/1999 as MS99-032 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0670. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 883 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS99-032 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-4246†). ciac.llnl.gov is providing further details. See VDB-14793 and VDB-14812 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS99-032

Timelineinfo

04/01/1997 🔍
09/01/1999 +883 days 🔍
09/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2014 +5407 days 🔍
07/01/2024 +3663 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS99-032
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0670 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14813
Vulnerability Center: 4246

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2014 21:49
Updated: 07/01/2024 12:23
Changes: 06/21/2014 21:49 (46), 04/07/2017 12:06 (10), 07/01/2024 12:23 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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