CVE-1999-1484: Microsoft Msn Setup Bulletin Board Services

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in MSN Setup BBS 4.71.0.10 ActiveX control (setupbbs.ocx) allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the methods (1) vAddNewsServer or (2) bIsNewsServerConfigured.

Affected products

• Microsoft Msn Setup Bulletin Board Services: version 4.71.0.10 only

Published 1999-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.