CVE-2001-1489
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1489- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1489- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1467 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1467- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjxw-5c3j-xv84 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rjxw-5c3j-xv84- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 / Mozilla 0.9.6 / Opera 5.1 - Image Count Denial of Service | 2001-12-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published December 31, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.