First published: Tue Jul 28 1998(Updated: )
Internet Explorer 4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via HTML code that contains a long CLASSID parameter in an OBJECT tag.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Internet Explorer | =4.0 |
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CVE-1999-1447 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 4.0.
To mitigate CVE-1999-1447, it is recommended to upgrade to a later version of Internet Explorer that is not affected.
CVE-1999-1447 specifically affects Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0.
Yes, CVE-1999-1447 can be exploited remotely through malicious HTML code.
CVE-1999-1447 describes a denial of service attack that can cause Internet Explorer 4.0 to crash.