CVE-1999-1474

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1999-12-31 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1474, 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

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1474

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