CVE-2002-0052 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier does not properly handle VBScript in certain domain security checks, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 18.2% Moderate

KEV: No

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:5.0.1:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	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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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 0.18223.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1003630
http://www.osvdb.org/763
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4158
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-009

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.400Z

Reserved: 2002-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0052

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-03-08T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:56:40.080

Link: CVE-2002-0052

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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