PT-2002-1714 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2002-09-24 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-0691

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 5.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute scripts in the Local Computer zone via a URL that references a local HTML resource file. This is a variant of Cross-Site Scripting in Local HTML Resource.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 5.5, consider disabling the execution of scripts in the Local Computer zone as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to local HTML resource files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0691

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0691 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9938.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5561 · Note