Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1087 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0/4.0.1
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
Internet Explorer 4 treats a 32-bit number ("dotless IP address") in the a URL as the hostname instead of an IP address, which causes IE to apply Local Intranet Zone settings to the resulting web page, allowing remote malicious web servers to conduct unauthorized activities by using URLs that contain the dotless IP address for their server.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 3 |