CVE-2002-1291
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 18.37% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/java virtual machine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 18.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103682630823080&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103684360031565&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10584.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6138
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103682630823080&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103684360031565&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10584.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6138
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.