CVE-1999-1093

Severity Score

5.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.1

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

1999-12-31 CVE Published
2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
2024-08-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/1276.php	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q191/2/00.asp	2021-07-22
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-011	2021-07-22

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"				<= 4.0.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version " <= 4.0.1"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				4.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected