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CVE-1999-1110 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Expl)

Windows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.

CVE IDCVE-1999-1110
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-11-14
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionWindows Media Player ActiveX object as used in Internet Explorer 5.0 returns a specific error code when a file does not exist, which allows remote malicious web sites to determine the existence of files on the client.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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