CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1206

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.11%

79th percentile - higher than 79% of all known CVEs

Summary

The SystemSoft SystemWizard package on HP Pavilion PCs with Windows 98, and possibly other platforms, installs two ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that references the Launch control or the RegObj control.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute code remotely, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove or update the SystemSoft SystemWizard package and to block the use of ActiveX controls in web browsers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SystemSoft SystemWizard package in HP Pavilion PC with Windows 98, and possibly other platforms and operating systems, installs two ActiveX controls that are marked as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page that references (1) the Launch control, or (2) the RegObj control.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS