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CVE-1999-1259

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 98

References

• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q189/5/29.asp
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1780
• http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q189/5/29.asp
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1780

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