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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-1474

PowerPoint 95 and 97 allows remote attackers to cause an application to be run automatically without prompting the user, possibly through the slide show, when the document is opened in browsers such as Internet Explorer.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.37%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

PowerPoint 95 and 97 allows remote attackers to cause an application to be run automatically without prompting the user, possibly through the slide show, when the document is opened in browsers such as Internet Explorer.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
9.37% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/powerpoint
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.