CVE-2001-0724

High

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions via malformed URLs that contain dotless IP addresses, which causes Internet Explorer to process the page in the Intranet Zone, which may have fewer security restrictions, aka the "Zone Spoofing Vulnerability variant" of CVE-2001-0664.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Internet Explorer

PublishedNov 14, 2001

First seenNov 14, 2001

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft internet_explorer	5.5	—

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