CVE-1999-1259

Published Dec 31, 1999

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description: Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 2.1
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:98:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "36227AF5-8A53-41E3-88E3-5978C22BBAB2"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References