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CVE-2001-0904

CVE information

Published

22 years ago

Last Modified

2 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 with the Q312461 (MS01-055) patch modifies the HTTP_USER_AGENT (UserAgent) information that indicates that the patch has been installed, which could allow remote malicious web sites to more easily identify and exploit vulnerable clients..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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