CVE-2001-0874 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read local files by exploiting a frame domain verification flaw in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.
- 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-2001-0874?
CVE-2001-0874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 9 Mar 2002. 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 6.0 allow 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, a variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0874?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0874?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0874 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0874 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f3g-66w3-5493.