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CVE-2001-0002 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5567 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A920 CVE
http://www.guninski.com/chmtempmain.html CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/7823 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft internet explorer
<= 5.5
5.01

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows script host
5.1
5.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0002
NVD Published Date:
Jul 21, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0002 Details - Not Deferred