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CVE-2001-0667
HIGH
Internet Explorer 6 and earlier, when used with the Telnet client in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0, allows remote attackers to execute commands by spawning Telnet with a log file option on the command line and writing arbitrary code into an executable file which is later executed, aka a new variant of the Telnet Invocation vulnerability as described in CVE-2001-0150.
Published: Oct 30, 2001
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CWE-88
CWE-88
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-42w8-jq8g-mg7m
Internet Explorer 6 and earlier, when used with the Telnet client in Services for Unix (SFU) 2.0,...
References (8)
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-024.shtml Broken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952611 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-051 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7260 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-024.shtml Broken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952611 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-051 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7260 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.3 / 10
EPSS Score
14.68%
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
33.6 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub