Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-1999-0766
The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine allows a malicious Java applet to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox environment.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.072 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.072 · newest: 0.072 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6.0.2900
- Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/600 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-031 (vendor-advisory)
- support.microsoft.com/default.aspx (vendor-advisory)