CVE-2001-0002

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Internet Explorer

PublishedJul 21, 2001

First seenJul 21, 2001

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft internet_explorer	v ≤ 5.5, 5.01	—
microsoft windows_script_host	5.1, 5.5	—

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