Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1578
CVE-1999-1578
Description
Buffer overflow in Registration Wizard ActiveX control (regwizc.dll, InvokeRegWizard) 3.0.0.0 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
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Affected products
2cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
4- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37556nvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/671nvdExploitPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3311nvd
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