CVE-1999-0891 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 42.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 42.58% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-09-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Download Behaviour | 1999-09-27 |
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ242542
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/k-002.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37828
- http://www.osvdb.org/11274
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/674
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-040
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ242542
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/k-002.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37828
- http://www.osvdb.org/11274
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/674
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-040
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