CVE - CVE-1999-1400

CVE-ID
CVE-1999-1400	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:466 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/466 NTBUGTRAQ:19990603 Huge Exploit in NT 4.0 SP5 Screensaver with Password Protection Enabled URL:http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.html NTBUGTRAQ:19990603 Re: Huge Exploit in NT 4.0 SP5 Screensaver with Password Protecti on Enabled. URL:http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.html NTBUGTRAQ:19990604 Official response from The Economist re: 1999 Screen Saver URL:http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2
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)
ACCEPT(1) Wall NOOP(2) Cole, Foat REVIEWING(1) Frech
Comments (Legacy)
Frech> (Task 2287) CONFIRM NTBUGTRAQ:19990604 Official response from The Economist re: 1999 Screen Saver
Proposed (Legacy)
20010912
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