Overview
Versions of the Eyedog ActiveX control current circa August, 1999, are incorrectly marked safe for scripting.
Description
Eyedog is an ActiveX control that was used to perform diagnostic function in Windows. It was marked as safe for scripting, which means that it could be called from Internet Explorer, but provided access to computer configuration data. The patch sets the "kill bit" for the control. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-032.asp |
Impact
Attacker can retrieve system configuration information. |
Solution
Apply the patch as described in MS99-032. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Our thanks to Microsoft for the information contained in their advisory.
This document was written by Shawn V Hernan.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-1999-0668 |
| Severity Metric: | 9.49 |
| Date Public: | 1999-08-31 |
| Date First Published: | 2001-11-15 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2001-11-15 04:30 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 5 |