CVE-1999-1259
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2002-03-09 05:00
Modified
2024-08-01 17:11
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Microsoft Office 98, Macintosh Edition, does not properly initialize the disk space used by Office 98 files and effectively inserts data from previously deleted files into the Office file, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.
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