CVE-1999-0891

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Download Behaviour

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1999-09-01 CVE Published
1999-09-27 First Exploit
1999-12-08 CVE Reserved
2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/k-002.shtml	Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37828	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/11274	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/674	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19530	1999-09-27

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ242542	2023-11-07
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-040	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.0"		-		Affected