CVE-2001-1489 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Internet Explorer 6 by tricking users into visiting a web page with many images.
- 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-2001-1489?
CVE-2001-1489 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 21 Jun 2005. 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and memory leak) via a web page with a large number of images.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1489?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1489?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-1489 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1489 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjxw-5c3j-xv84.