PT-2001-1907 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2001-11-14 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2001-0724

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer version 5.5

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions by using malformed URLs that contain dotless IP addresses. This causes the browser to process the page in the Intranet Zone, which may have fewer security restrictions.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer version 5.5, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of dotless IP addresses in URLs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0724

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0724 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8471 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/5556 · Note