Automatic Execution of PowerPoint in Browsers: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Automatic Execution of PowerPoint in Browsers: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-1999-1474 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

PowerPoint 95 and 97 allows remote attackers to cause an application to be run automatically without prompting the user, possibly through the slide show, when the document is opened in browsers such as Internet Explorer.

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