PT-1999-1359 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 1999-05-27 · Updated 2021-07-22 · CVE-1999-0802

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer version 5

Description A buffer overflow issue in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute commands by using a malformed Favorites icon.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer version 5, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0802

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0802 · Security Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231450 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018 · Note