CVE-2002-1291 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.

Published: 2002-11-14

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 10.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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-2002-1275	The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.

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 0.10288.

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.iss.net/security_center/static/10584.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6138

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.613Z

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

Link: CVE-2002-1291

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2002-1291

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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