VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 18.4%
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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
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/java virtual machine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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. Refreshed daily.