CVE-2002-0980

Published: Sep 24, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting it into the error message, then referring to the error message file via a mhtml: URL.

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5 sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5.5 sp2
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 6.0

References (12)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102942234427691&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102937705527922&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102943486811091&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9881.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5473

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-014

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102942234427691&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102937705527922&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=102943486811091&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9881.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5473

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-014

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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