Unscored CVE-1999-1400 EUVD-1999-1381GHSA-7cw7-fpf7-gx4h

The Economist screen saver 1999 with the "Password Protected" option enabled allows users with physical access to the machine to bypass the…

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

References

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19990603 Huge Exploit in NT 4.0 SP5 Screensaver with Password Protection Enabled mailing-list
19990604 Official response from The Economist re: 1999 Screen Saver mailing-list
19990603 Re: Huge Exploit in NT 4.0 SP5 Screensaver with Password Protecti on Enabled. mailing-list