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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0858

CVE-1999-0858

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.

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Affected products

2

Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 5

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