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CVE-1999-1094

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 18.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 4.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long URL with the "mk:" protocol, aka the "MK Overrun security issue."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: through 4.0.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88480839506155&w=2
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/917
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88480839506155&w=2
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/917

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