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CVE-1999-1235
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
19990825 IE5 FTP password exposure & index.dat null ACL problem
mailing-list
x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
nt-ie5-user-ftp-password(3289)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
19990331 Minor Bug in IE5.0
mailing-list
x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
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