CVE-1999-1474 (GCVE-0-1999-1474)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2001-09-12 04:00
Modified
2024-08-01 17:18
Severity ?
Summary
PowerPoint 95 and 97 allows remote attackers to cause an application to be run automatically without prompting the user, possibly through the slide show, when the document is opened in browsers such as Internet Explorer.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/powerpoint.asp
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/powerpoint.asp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179
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