Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1235
CVE-1999-1235
Description
Internet Explorer 5.0 records the username and password for FTP servers in the URL history, which could allow (1) local users to read the information from another user's index.dat, or (2) people who are physically observing ("shoulder surfing") another user to read the information from the status bar when the user moves the mouse over a link.
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Affected products
2= 5.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 5.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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