CVE-1999-0354 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary Visual Basic code via malicious Word templates in Internet Explorer or Outlook, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0354?
CVE-1999-0354 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 4 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 4.x or 5.x with Word 97 allows arbitrary execution of Visual Basic programs to the IE client through the Word 97 template, which doesn't warn the user that the template contains executable content. Also applies to Outlook when the client views a malicious email message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0354?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0354?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0354 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-1999-0354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc45-j6qw-gcwq.