CVE-2001-0002 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2001-05-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 25.6% 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::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25604.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.guninski.com/chmtempmain.html
http://www.osvdb.org/7823
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2456
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5567
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A920

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Script Host

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:54.599Z

Reserved: 2001-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0002

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-07-21T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0002

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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