CVE-1999-0802

High CVSS 7.6

Published 1999-05-27 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-0802, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 allows remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed Favorites icon.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-0802

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C