CVE-1999-1129

Summary

CVE-1999-0669 is an old vulnerability affecting the Eyedog ActiveX control, which was erroneously marked as "safe for scripting" in Internet Explorer. This misclassification enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through this control, as demonstrated by the Bubbleboy exploit. The vulnerability posed a significant threat during its active period, emphasizing the importance of proper configuration and security patching of ActiveX controls.

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