CVE-1999-0891

high

Description

The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.

References

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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.securityfocus.com/bid/674

http://www.osvdb.org/11274

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37828

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/k-002.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1999-09-01

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.42575