TI-1999-01421 Aliases CVE-1999-1474 GHSA-842r-9c3w-jrvj

PowerPoint 95 and 97 allows remote attackers to cause an application to be run…

MEDIUM 45Published 2001-09-12 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09291 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:95:::::::*	95	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:::::::*	97	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 95 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1474
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-842r-9c3w-jrvj

References

Other 1

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/powerpoint.asp

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TI-2009-00535 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2010-02469 Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2010-00033 Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 SP3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
TI-2004-00171 Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

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Sources

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