CVE-1999-1400
N/A
Published: September 12, 2001 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorThe Economist 1999 Screen Saver
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0007.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.indenial.com/hypermail/ntbugtraq/1999/June1999/0009.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92851653600852&w=2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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