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CVE-1999-1454 |
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Description | ||
Macromedia "The Matrix" screen saver on Windows 95 with the "Password protected" option enabled allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the password prompt by pressing the ESC (Escape) key. | ||
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Assigning CNA | ||
MITRE Corporation | ||
Date Record Created | ||
20010831 | Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE. | |
Phase (Legacy) | ||
Proposed (20010912) | ||
Votes (Legacy) | ||
MODIFY(1) Frech NOOP(4) Christey, Cole, Foat, Wall |
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Comments (Legacy) | ||
Christey> Looks like there might have been a re-discovery, though the exploit is slightly different, and there is insufficient detail to be certain that this isn't for a different Matrix screen saver: BUGTRAQ:20010801 matrix screensvr(16 Bit CineMac Screen Saver Engine) - [input validation error?] URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=99669949717618&w=2 BID:3130 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3130 Frech> XF:matrix-win95-password-bypass(8280) |
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Proposed (Legacy) | ||
20010912 | ||
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