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CVE-2000-03291 exploit

A Microsoft ActiveX control allows a remote attacker to execute a malicious cabinet file via an attachment and an embedded script in an HTM…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.7%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

A Microsoft ActiveX control allows a remote attacker to execute a malicious cabinet file via an attachment and an embedded script in an HTML mail, aka the "Active Setup Control" vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19603 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x/5 / Outlook 2000 0/98 0/Express 4.x - ActiveX '.CAB' File Execution · remote · 1999-11-08

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-048 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred

Sources

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