CVE-1999-0802

Published: May 27, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.6

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.0

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231450

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231450

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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