CVE Feed

    Dashboard / CVE / CVE-1999-0975

    CVE-1999-0975

    The Windows help system can allow a local user to execute commands as another user by editing a table of contents metafile with a .CNT extension and modifying the topic action to include the commands to be executed when the .hlp file is accessed.

    Published:Dec 10, 1999
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jan 4, 2000
    EPSS Score:0.0047
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 95
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 98
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Nt

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19673

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2003-1569 (CVSS 5) — GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.5 on Windows 95, 98, and ME allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service …
    CVE-1999-1593 (CVSS 7.6) — Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity loss…
    CVE-2007-3958 (CVSS 7.1) — Microsoft Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service v…
    CVE-2007-2736 (CVSS 10) — PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Achievo 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbit…
    CVE-2007-1898 (CVSS 5.8) — formmail.php in Jetbox CMS 2.1 allows remote attackers to send arbitrary e-mails (spam) via modified recipient…
    CVE-2007-2186 (CVSS 5) — Foxit Reader 2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF do…
    CVE-2006-7031 (CVSS 6.5) — Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cra…
    CVE-2006-7037 (CVSS 4.4) — Mathcad 12 through 13.1 allows local users to bypass the security features by directly accessing or editing th…
    CVE-2006-7039 (CVSS 5) — The IMAP4 service in MERCUR Messaging 2005 before Service Pack 4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of …
    CVE-2006-7034 (CVSS 7.5) — SQL injection vulnerability in directory.php in Super Link Exchange Script 1.0 might allow remote attackers to…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High