Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0981 (CCN-3663)

Assigned:1999-12-08
Published:1999-12-08
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Internet Explorer 5.01 and earlier allows a remote attacker to create a reference to a client window and use a server-side redirect to access local files via that window, aka "Server-side Page Reference Redirect."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-59
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0981

Source: MSKB
Type: UNKNOWN
Q246094

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS99-050
Patch Available for "Server-side Page Reference Redirect" Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7832
Microsoft IE Client Window Reference Server Side Arbitrary File Access

Source: CCN
Type: BID-766
Microsoft IE window.open Redirect Vulnerability

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS99-050

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-server-side-redirect(3663)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 246094
Update Available for "Server-Side Page Reference Redirect" Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.01)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 4.0.1
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0
    microsoft internet explorer *
    microsoft ie 4.0.1
    microsoft ie 4.0.1 sp1
    microsoft ie 5.0
    microsoft ie 5.01