CVE-1999-0802

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
17.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: May 27, 1999 (9849 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 support.microsoft.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 support.microsoft.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com