CVE-1999-0802
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a...
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.
- Record
CVE-1999-0802- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.
- Record
CVE-1999-0802- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0783 No score
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0783- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxq9-q2c6-pj7j No score
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a...
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.
- Record
GHSA-cxq9-q2c6-pj7j- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-1999-0802 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 27, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.