CVE-1999-1484

Microsoft MSN Messenger Service 1.0 Setup BBS - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in MSN Setup BBS 4.71.0.10 ActiveX control (setupbbs.ocx) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the methods (1) vAddNewsServer or (2) bIsNewsServerConfigured.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1999-09-24 CVE Published
1999-09-27 First Exploit
2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3310	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19516	1999-09-27
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719	2024-08-01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/668	2024-08-01

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Msn Setup Bulletin Board Services Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Msn Setup Bulletin Board Services"				4.71.0.10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Msn Setup Bulletin Board Services" and version "4.71.0.10"		-		Affected