CVE-2001-1218 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Unix 5.0SP1. Local users could crash the CDE or X server on Solaris 2.6 by rapidly scrolling Chinese characters or maximizing the browser window. This is a low-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1, indicating local access and low impact (partial availability). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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