CVE-1999-0917

Severity

51%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

106%

The Preloader ActiveX control used by Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

The Preloader ActiveX control used by Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Internet Explorer

First reported 26 years ago

1999-05-27 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:29:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0

4.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

5.0

References

Q231452

MS99-018

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