CVE-1999-0668

Medium CVSS 5.1

Published 1999-08-21 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0668, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The scriptlet.typelib ActiveX control is marked as "safe for scripting" for Internet Explorer, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as demonstrated by Bubbleboy.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0668

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P