CVE-2002-0980

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Published Aug 23, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 26.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting it into the error message, then referring to the error message file via a mhtml: URL.

Affected Products

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:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2::::::
	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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Metrics

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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 26.7% (26.675% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102942234427691&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102937705527922&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102943486811091&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9881.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5473
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-014

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 23, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:12 AM
Reserved: Aug 21, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 24, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

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