CVE-1999-1400 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the screen saver and read files by running Internet Explorer while the screen is still locked.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00115.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
The Economist	The Economist 1999 Screen Saver

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:the_economist:the_economist_1999_screen_saver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.html
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.html
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-1999-1400

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-06-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1400

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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