VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1400
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.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- the economist/the economist 1999 screen saver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466
- http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.