Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1575
CVE-1999-1575
Description
The Kodak/Wang (1) Image Edit (imgedit.ocx), (2) Image Annotation (imgedit.ocx), (3) Image Scan (imgscan.ocx), (4) Thumbnail Image (imgthumb.ocx), (5) Image Admin (imgadmin.ocx), (6) HHOpen (hhopen.ocx), (7) Registration Wizard (regwizc.dll), and (8) IE Active Setup (setupctl.dll) ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer (IE) 4.01 and 5.0 are marked as "Safe for Scripting," which allows remote attackers to create and modify files and execute arbitrary commands.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.01, 5.0
Patches
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References
8- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719nvdExploit
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/23412nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/24839nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/26924nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41408nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/9162nvdUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-037nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7097nvd
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