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CVE-1999-0802

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-01-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.0

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231450
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ231450
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-018

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