PT-1999-1169 · Microsoft · Mshtml.Dll+1

Published 1999-04-21 · Updated 2021-07-22 · CVE-1999-0490

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer version 5.0

Description A remote attacker can learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag in MSHTML.DLL.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer version 5.0, consider disabling the use of IMG SRC tags until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0490

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Mshtml.Dll

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0490 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-012 · Note