Description
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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Georgi Guninski · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19618
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/793
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/34675
Scores
EPSS
0.2348
EPSS Percentile
96.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0
Published
Nov 14, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026