PT-2003-1296 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2003-05-30 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-1564

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions 5.5 through 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to steal potentially sensitive information from cookies. This occurs when a cookie contains script that is executed when a page is loaded.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 5.5 through 6.0, consider disabling the execution of scripts within cookies as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive cookies to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1564

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1564 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023 · Vendor Advisory