Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2001-0002
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the physical location of cached content and open the content in the Local Computer Zone, then use compiled HTML help (.chm) files to execute arbitrary programs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.202 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.202 · newest: 0.202 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01
- Microsoft Windows Script Host — versions 5.1, 5.5
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:920 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/7823 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5567 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2456 (vdb-entry)
- www.guninski.com/chmtempmain.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0002?
- CVE-2001-0002 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2001-07-21.
- Is CVE-2001-0002 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.