CVE-1999-1259: Microsoft Office

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: version 98 only

Published 1999-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.