# CVE-1999-1446: Information disclosure in n/a

> Internet Explorer fails to clear browsing history from DAT files, allowing local attackers to recover visited URLs despite user attempts to clear history.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xvpw-j9f9-fw7v

## What is CVE-1999-1446?

CVE-1999-1446 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Internet Explorer 3 records a history of all URL's that are visited by a user in DAT files located in the Temporary Internet Files and History folders, which are not cleared when the user selects the "Clear History" option, and are not visible when the user browses the folders because of tailored displays.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1446?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-1999-1446?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-1446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

- [CVE-2014-1776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1776/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-27085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27085/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0222/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0210/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0149/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-1446 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-1446

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