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CVE-1999-1400
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the screen saver and read files by running Internet Explorer while the screen is still locked.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
466
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19990603 Huge Exploit in NT 4.0 SP5 Screensaver with Password Protection Enabled
mailing-list
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19990604 Official response from The Economist re: 1999 Screen Saver
mailing-list
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19990603 Re: Huge Exploit in NT 4.0 SP5 Screensaver with Password Protecti on Enabled.
mailing-list
x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
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