Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-1999-1093
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.128 (96.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.126 · newest: 0.128 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 4.0, 4.0.1
References
- support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q191/2/00.asp (vendor-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-011 (vendor-advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/1276.php (vdb-entry)