CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2002-0023
MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl5.0
CVSS v2
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via malformed requests to the GetObject function, which bypass some of GetObject's security checks.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
37.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0000.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/3030
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3767
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7758
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A40
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A50
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A77
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