CVE-1999-0384 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can read clipboard data via a malicious ActiveX control when a user opens a document, requiring user interaction.
- 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-1999-0384?
CVE-1999-0384 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 29 Sep 1999. 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
The Forms 2.0 ActiveX control (included with Visual Basic for Applications 5.0) can be used to read text from a user's clipboard when the user accesses documents with ActiveX content.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0384?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Nt.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0384?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0384 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0384 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmhp-96gx-w63x.