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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 1, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0487

CVE-1999-0487

Description

The DHTML Edit ActiveX control in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

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Affected products

3

Microsoft/Internet Explorer3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

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References

1

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-011nvd

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