Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1400
CVE-1999-1400
Description
The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the screen saver and read files by running Internet Explorer while the screen is still locked.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:the_economist:the_economist_1999_screen_saver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
4- archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/466nvd
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