Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read local files and spoof web pages via a "%01" character in an "about:" Javascript URL, which causes Internet Explorer to use the domain specified after the character.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0347 Internet Explorer 4.01 allows remote attackers to read local files and spoof web pages via a "%01" character in an "about:" Javascript URL, which causes Internet Explorer to use the domain specified after the character.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:51.901Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0347

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-01-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0347

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:42:30Z

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