First published: Mon Dec 31 2001(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6-windows_server_2003_sp1 |
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CVE-2001-1489 is considered a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to high CPU consumption and memory leaks.
To mitigate CVE-2001-1489, users should consider updating to a newer version of Internet Explorer or use alternative browsers.
CVE-2001-1489 specifically affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Yes, CVE-2001-1489 can be exploited remotely via a specially crafted web page containing numerous images.
Exploitation of CVE-2001-1489 can result in denial of service, causing the affected system to experience excessive CPU usage and memory depletion.