CVE-1999-1097 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

An attacker can read another user's clipboard contents by pressing CTRL-C in an empty NetMeeting chat box, exposing sensitive data.

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-1999-1097?

CVE-1999-1097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. 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

Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 allows one client to read the contents of another client's clipboard via a CTRL-C in the chat box when the box is empty.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1097?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Netmeeting.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1097?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-1999-1097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqf5-wgx4-qfwq.

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