CVE-1999-1370 The setup wizard (ie5setup.exe) for Internet Explorer 5.0 disables (1) the screen saver, which could leave the system open to users with phy
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Check this codebase for CVE-1999-1370 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-1370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1370/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1370/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1370?
CVE-1999-1370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Sep 2001.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1370?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1370?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1370 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-grpf-xfq7-g359.