CVE-1999-0490
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local...
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
- Record
CVE-1999-0490- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
- Record
CVE-1999-0490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0489 No score
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0489- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gj6-j3g4-r6xh No score
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local...
MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.
- Record
GHSA-6gj6-j3g4-r6xh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0490 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 21, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.85%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.