CVE-1999-0490
published 1999-04-21CVE-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.
PriorityP424high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
9.93%
95.1th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | — | — |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | — | — |
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VulDB
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 MSHTML.DLL img privileges management (MS99-012 / XFDB-2070)
vuldb·2026-04-19·CVSS 7.5
CVE-1999-0490 [HIGH] Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 MSHTML.DLL img privileges management (MS99-012 / XFDB-2070)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0. This impacts an unknown function in the library MSHTML.DLL. This manipulation of the argument img causes improper privilege management.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0490. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
GHSA
GHSA-6gj6-j3g4-r6xh: MSHTML
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-30
CVE-1999-0490 [HIGH] GHSA-6gj6-j3g4-r6xh: MSHTML
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
1999-04-21
Published