CVE-1999-1453 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer 4 allows remote attackers (malicious web site operators) to read the contents of the clipboard via the Internet WebBrowser ActiveX object.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: 50.3% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50292.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91979439932341&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/215

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.45627}`	epss `{'score': 0.43372}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.228Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1453

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-02-02T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1453

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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