CVE-1999-0669

Internet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via Eyedog ActiveX Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0669. PoCs published by Shane Hird's.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the Eyedog ActiveX control (CLSID: 06A7EC63-4E21-11D0-A112-00A0C90543AA) marked 'safe for scripting'. It uses the MSInfoLoadFile method to trigger a crash by overwriting the return address with ExitProcess, causing the host application to terminate.

Description

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

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Shane Hird's · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19487

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the Eyedog ActiveX control (CLSID: 06A7EC63-4E21-11D0-A112-00A0C90543AA) marked 'safe for scripting'. It uses the MSInfoLoadFile method to trigger a crash by overwriting the return address with ExitProcess, causing the host application to terminate.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 with Eyedog ActiveX control
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage or open a malicious email with ActiveX enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/j-064.shtml

Scores

EPSS 0.0833
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer 4.0
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.0
Published Sep 01, 1999
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026