CVE-1999-1110
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error...
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
- Record
CVE-1999-1110- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
- Record
CVE-1999-1110- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1091 No score
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1091- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhq8-h8mw-8cgr No score
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error...
Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
- Record
GHSA-mhq8-h8mw-8cgr- 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 Media Player - ActiveX Error Message | 1999-11-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-1999-1110 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published November 14, 1999. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.82%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.