CVE-1999-1484 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in MSN Setup BBS 4.71.0.10 ActiveX control (setupbbs.ocx) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the methods (1) vAddNewsServer or (2) bIsNewsServerConfigured.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 8.1% Low

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:msn_setup_bulletin_board_services:4.71.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1465	Buffer overflow in MSN Setup BBS 4.71.0.10 ActiveX control (setupbbs.ocx) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the methods (1) vAddNewsServer or (2) bIsNewsServerConfigured.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/668
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3310

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Msn Setup Bulletin Board Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.436Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1484

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-09-24T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1484

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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