PT-2001-2038 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2001-12-13 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2001-0874

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions 5.5 through 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read certain files via HTML that passes information from a frame in the client's domain to a frame in the web site's domain. This is a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" issue.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 5.5 through 6.0, consider disabling frames or restricting the use of HTML frames to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0874

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0874 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3693 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7702 · Note