CVE-1999-1400

medium

Description

The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the screen saver and read files by running Internet Explorer while the screen is still locked.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2

http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.html

http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-06-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00115