CVE-1999-1370

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 31% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: March 23, 1999 (9914 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

The setup wizard (ie5setup.exe) for Internet Explorer 5.0 disables (1) the screen saver, which could leave the system open to users with physical access if a failure occurs during an unattended installation, and (2) the Task Scheduler Service, which might prevent the scheduled execution of security-critical programs.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

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