Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Internet Explorer ActiveX vulnerability that could let a malicious web page run code on a user’s computer. Business risk is mainly for legacy systems still running IE 5.01 SP3 through 6.0 SP1 or dependent on BR549.DLL. Exposure is likely limited to very old Windows environments, embedded systems, or legacy business applications that still use affected Internet Explorer versions and ActiveX controls. Treat this as high priority only where legacy Internet Explorer remains in use. For modern fleets, priority is asset validation and retirement of unsupported browser dependencies. Mitigation focus: Review Microsoft MS03-032 and apply vendor-supported remediation for affected systems.; Retire or isolate systems running Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 through 6.0 SP1.; Restrict legacy Internet Explorer browsing on systems that cannot be retired immediately..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ie-br549-activex-bo(12962)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- MS03-032CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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