CVE-1999-1578
Buffer overflow in Registration Wizard ActiveX control (regwizc.dll, InvokeRegWizard) 3.0.0.0 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in Registration Wizard ActiveX control (regwizc.dll, InvokeRegWizard) 3.0.0.0 for Internet Explorer 4.01 and 5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 19.44% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 September 1999
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 19.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37556Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/671Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3311
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37556Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/671Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3311
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.