CVE-1999-1472 json
Internet Explorer 4.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary text and HTML files on the user's machine via a small IFRAME that uses Dyna…
published 1999-12-31 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-1999-1453
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.1%
- EPSS 17.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 4.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary text and HTML files on the user's machine via a small IFRAME that uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to send the data to the attacker, aka the Freiburg text-viewing issue.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
17.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- insecure.org http://www.insecure.org/sploits/Internet_explorer_4.0.hack.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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support.microsoft.com
/support/kb/articles/q176/7/94.asp
vendor-advisory, patch
-
support.microsoft.com
/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp
vendor-advisory, patch
-
insecure.org
/sploits/Internet_explorer_4.0.hack.html
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
- microsoft.com /Windows/ie/security/freiburg.asp
-
osvdb.org
/7819
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=87710897923098&w=2
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/587
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-1999-1472
- NVD CVE-1999-1472
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