CVE-1999-0468 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, allowing a remote server to read arbitrary files from a client's file system via the Microsoft Scriptlet Component. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.2) has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, enabling significant confidentiality impact. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion is currently observed, its age and the affected product's obsolescence likely contribute to this lack of recent attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.