CVE-2001-0904

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
17.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: November 20, 2001 (8941 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

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