CVE-1999-0802 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.

Published: 2000-01-04

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: 17.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17946.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231450
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:38.076Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0802

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-05-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0802

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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