CVE-2002-0077 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can execute local executables by bypassing Internet Explorer's security zone restrictions via crafted HTML objects.
- 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-2002-0077?
CVE-2002-0077 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 30 Mar 2002. 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 treats objects invoked on an HTML page with the codebase property as part of Local Computer zone, which allows remote attackers to invoke executables present on the local system through objects such as the popup object, aka the "Local Executable Invocation via Object tag" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0077?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0077?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0077 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0077 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0077 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-4q4q-pr45-j3xr.