CVE-2001-0724
Internet Explorer 5.5 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions via malformed URLs that contain dotless IP addresses, which causes Internet Explorer to process the page in the Intranet Zone, which may have fewer security restrictions, aka…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Internet Explorer 5.5 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions via malformed URLs that contain dotless IP addresses, which causes Internet Explorer to process the page in the Intranet Zone, which may have fewer security restrictions, aka the "Zone Spoofing Vulnerability variant" of CVE-2001-0664.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 12.32% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/5556
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8471
- http://www.osvdb.org/5556
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8471
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.