CVE-2002-1288 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to determine the current directory of the Internet Explorer process via the getAbsolutePath() method in a File() call.

Published: 2002-11-14

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 8.8% Low

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1272	The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to determine the current directory of the Internet Explorer process via the getAbsolutePath() method in a File() call.

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 0.08794.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103682630823080&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103684360031565&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6139

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-11-14T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.095Z

Reserved: 2002-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1288

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-11-29T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-1288

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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