PT-1999-1411 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 1999-12-02 · Updated 2021-07-22 · CVE-1999-0858

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer version 5

Description A remote attacker can modify the Internet Explorer client's proxy configuration through a malicious Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) server.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer version 5, consider disabling the WPAD feature as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to untrusted WPAD servers to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0858

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0858 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/846 · Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ247333 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-054 · Note