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CVE-1999-1370

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-09-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92220197414799&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=92220197414799&w=2

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