CVE-2002-0980 : The Web Folder component for Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 writes an error message to a known location in the temporary

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.

Published 2002-09-24 04:00:00

Updated 2021-07-23 12:55:04

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0980

EPSS FAQ

74.68%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 98 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2002-0980

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

Products affected by CVE-2002-0980

Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 5.5 Update SP2
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 5.5
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 5.5 Update SP1
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2002-0980

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0980

CVSS scores for CVE-2002-0980

References for CVE-2002-0980

Products affected by CVE-2002-0980