How severe is CVE-1999-1575?

This vulnerability has a CVSS score of (Unknown severity).

How difficult is it to exploit CVE-1999-1575?

Exploit difficulty: HARD. Estimated time to exploit: > 4 hours. Required skills: Advanced security expertise.

CVE-1999-1575 - YourPassGen

The Kodak/Wang (1) Image Edit (imgedit.ocx), (2) Image Annotation (imgedit.ocx), (3) Image Scan (imgscan.ocx), (4) Thumbnail Image (imgthumb.ocx), (5) Image Admin (imgadmin.ocx), (6) HHOpen (hhopen.ocx), (7) Registration Wizard (regwizc.dll), and (8) IE Active Setup (setupctl.dll) ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer (IE) 4.01 and 5.0 are marked as “Safe for Scripting,” which allows remote attackers to create and modify files and execute arbitrary commands.

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How to fix CVE-1999-1575

CVE-1999-1575 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: The Kodak/Wang (1) Image Edit (imgedit.ocx), (2) Image Annotation (imgedit.ocx), (3) Image Scan (imgscan.ocx), (4) Thumbnail Image (imgthumb.ocx), (5) Image Admin (imgadmin.ocx), (6) HHOpen (hhopen.ocx), (7) Registration Wizard (regwizc.dll), and (8) IE Active Setup (setupctl.dll) ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer (IE) 4.01 and 5.0 are marked as “Safe for Scripting,” which allows remote attackers to […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Full CVE details

CWE: NVD-CWE-Other

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD

⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours

🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise

💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 10, 1999

Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Apr 03, 2025

Last Modified

CVE details were updated

Oct 31, 2025

Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.

No vendor/product data available.

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/23412 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/24839 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/26924 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41408 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/9162 [US Government Resource]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719 [Exploit]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-037 []
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7097 []
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/23412 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/24839 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/26924 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/41408 [US Government Resource]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/9162 [US Government Resource]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/28719 [Exploit]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-037 []
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7097 []

No related CVEs found (no vendor/product data available).

No explicit mitigation/advisory links found in references.