5.1med
CVE-2001-01501 exploit
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could all…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
17.6%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier executes Telnet sessions using command line arguments that are specified by the web site, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands if the IE client is using the Telnet client provided in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, which creates session transcripts.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
17.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-20680 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 - Telnet Client File Overwrite · remote · 2001-03-09
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
References
- docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /7816 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6230 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/2463 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2001-0150
- NVD: CVE-2001-0150
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