Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0876 (CCN-916)

Assigned:1998-03-20
Published:1998-03-20
Updated:2021-07-22
Summary:Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 4.0 via EMBED tag.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0876

Source: MSKB
Type: UNKNOWN
Q185959

Source: MSKB
Type: UNKNOWN
Q176697

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7836
Microsoft IE EMBED Tag Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-76
Microsoft Internet Explorer EMBED Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-embed(916)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 176697
Security Patches for Internet Explorer 3 and 4

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 185959
Description of Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:4.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:3.0:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:3.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:3.0:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:3.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:4.0:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 4.0
    microsoft ie 4.0 a
    microsoft ie 3.0
    microsoft ie 3.1
    microsoft internet explorer 4.1
    microsoft ie 4.0
    microsoft ie 4.0.1
    microsoft ie 4.1
    microsoft ie 3.0
    microsoft ie 3.1
    microsoft ie 4.0 a
    microsoft windows nt 4.0
    microsoft windows 2000 *