CVE-1999-1474

Summary

CVE-1999-1474 is a vulnerability affecting PowerPoint 95 and 97. Attackers can exploit this issue to force an application to run automatically upon opening a PowerPoint document in browsers like Internet Explorer. The slide show feature is a potential vector for this attack, which can bypass the need for user prompting. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it allows for unauthorized software execution.

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