CVE-2001-0002 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0002 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-07-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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