Detections
Analytics

CVE-1999-0668

high

Description

The scriptlet.typelib ActiveX control is marked as "safe for scripting" for Internet Explorer, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as demonstrated by Bubbleboy.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-032

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ240308

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/598

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-064.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-08-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.19052