CVE-2002-0023 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 34.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3397.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.239Z

Reserved: 2002-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0023

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-03-08T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0023

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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