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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1577

CVE-1999-1577

Description

Buffer overflow in HHOpen ActiveX control (hhopen.ocx) 1.0.0.1 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via long arguments to the OpenHelp method.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/hhopen.ocxllm-create
    Range: 1.0.0.1

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