CVE-2001-0002 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary programs by exploiting cached content and CHM files in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0002?
CVE-2001-0002 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0002?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Script Host.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2001-0002 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0002 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmq7-p773-jmqg.