VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-0858
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 13.4%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Internet Explorer 5 allows a remote attacker to modify the IE client's proxy configuration via a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 13.38% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ247333
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/846
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-054
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ247333
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/846
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-054
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.