CVE-1999-0891
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files...
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
- Record
CVE-1999-0891- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
- Record
CVE-1999-0891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0872 No score
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
- Record
EUVD-1999-0872- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jh93-948w-rcm2 No score
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files...
The "download behavior" in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a server-side redirect.
- Record
GHSA-jh93-948w-rcm2- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - Download Behaviour | 1999-09-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-0891 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published September 1, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/674
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-040
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/k-002.shtml
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ242542
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/37828
osvdb.org/11274
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0891
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jh93-948w-rcm2