Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-1999-1110
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.098 (95.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.098 · newest: 0.098 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/793 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/34675 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1110?
- CVE-1999-1110 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 1999-11-14.
- Is CVE-1999-1110 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.