What is the severity of CVE-1999-1453?

CVE-1999-1453 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.

How does CVE-1999-1453 affect Internet Explorer 4?

CVE-1999-1453 allows remote attackers to access the contents of the clipboard via a malicious website.

What is the impact of exploiting CVE-1999-1453?

Exploitation of CVE-1999-1453 can lead to unauthorized data exposure from a user's clipboard.

Can CVE-1999-1453 be mitigated?

To mitigate CVE-1999-1453, users should avoid using Internet Explorer 4 and ensure their browsers are updated to the latest version available.

What measures can users take against CVE-1999-1453?

Users can prevent CVE-1999-1453 by disabling web browser scripts or using security settings that restrict clipboard access.

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CVE-1999-1453

low

2.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

2/2/1999

12/9/2001

20/11/2024

CVE-1999-1453

First published: Tue Feb 02 1999(Updated: )

Internet Explorer 4 allows remote attackers (malicious web site operators) to read the contents of the clipboard via the Internet WebBrowser ActiveX object.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Internet Explorer	=4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1453?
CVE-1999-1453 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.
How does CVE-1999-1453 affect Internet Explorer 4?
CVE-1999-1453 allows remote attackers to access the contents of the clipboard via a malicious website.
What is the impact of exploiting CVE-1999-1453?
Exploitation of CVE-1999-1453 can lead to unauthorized data exposure from a user's clipboard.
Can CVE-1999-1453 be mitigated?
To mitigate CVE-1999-1453, users should avoid using Internet Explorer 4 and ensure their browsers are updated to the latest version available.
What measures can users take against CVE-1999-1453?
Users can prevent CVE-1999-1453 by disabling web browser scripts or using security settings that restrict clipboard access.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-1999-1453?
CVE-1999-1453 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.
How does CVE-1999-1453 affect Internet Explorer 4?
CVE-1999-1453 allows remote attackers to access the contents of the clipboard via a malicious website.
What is the impact of exploiting CVE-1999-1453?
Exploitation of CVE-1999-1453 can lead to unauthorized data exposure from a user's clipboard.
Can CVE-1999-1453 be mitigated?
To mitigate CVE-1999-1453, users should avoid using Internet Explorer 4 and ensure their browsers are updated to the latest version available.
What measures can users take against CVE-1999-1453?
Users can prevent CVE-1999-1453 by disabling web browser scripts or using security settings that restrict clipboard access.