CVE-1999-1259
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by...
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-1999-1259- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
CVE-1999-1259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1240 No score
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1240- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fg5-9xqq-h6cq No score
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by...
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
- Record
GHSA-4fg5-9xqq-h6cq- 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-1999-1259 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Microsoft Office, published December 31, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.