CVE-2001-0243
Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the…
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Description
Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the Internet Zone, which allows remote attackers to read certain files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 17.59% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2765
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6584
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2765
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6584
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.