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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-1999-0490

MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.93%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.93%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

MSHTML.DLL in Internet Explorer 5.0 allows a remote attacker to learn information about a local user's files via an IMG SRC tag.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
9.93% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.