CVE-2001-0246 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read local client files by exploiting improper frame domain verification in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0246?
CVE-2001-0246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows remote web site operators to read certain files on the client by sending information from a local frame to a frame in a different domain, aka a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggpj-vxj4-376g.