CVE-2001-0150

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/5.5/6.0 - Telnet Client File Overwrite

Severity Score

5.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.1

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-02-10 CVE Reserved
2001-03-09 First Exploit
2001-05-07 CVE Published
2024-02-14 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.osvdb.org/7816	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2463	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6230	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20680	2001-03-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015	2024-02-13

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				<= 5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version " <= 5.5"		-		Affected