CVE-1999-1093
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet...
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page.
- Record
CVE-1999-1093- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page.
- Record
CVE-1999-1093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1074 No score
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1074- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w6r-5vhj-25r3 No score
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet...
Buffer overflow in the Window.External function in the JScript Scripting Engine in Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious web page.
- Record
GHSA-2w6r-5vhj-25r3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1093 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.