CVE-1999-1472

NONECVSS 0.0Elevated

0.0

Internet Explorer 4.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary text and HTML files on the user's machine via a small IFRAME that uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to send the data to the attacker, aka the Freiburg text-viewing issue.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 95.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 31, 1999

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87710897923098&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp
cve@mitrehttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/7/94.asp
cve@mitrehttp://www.insecure.org/sploits/Internet_explorer_4.0.hack.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ie/security/freiburg.asp
cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/7819
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/587
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87710897923098&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/6/97.asp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q176/7/94.asp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.insecure.org/sploits/Internet_explorer_4.0.hack.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ie/security/freiburg.asp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/7819
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/587

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-1999-1472?

CVE-1999-1472 is a none vulnerability published on December 31, 1999. Internet Explorer 4.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary text and HTML files on the user's machine via a small IFRAME that uses Dynamic HTML (DHTML) to send the data to the attacker, aka the Freiburg text-viewing issue.

When was CVE-1999-1472 disclosed?

CVE-1999-1472 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 31, 1999, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-1999-1472 actively exploited?

CVE-1999-1472 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-1999-1472?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-1999-1472, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-1999-1472

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