CVE-2002-0027

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read certain files and spoof the URL in the address bar by using the Document.open function to pass information between two frames from different domains, a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability described in MS:MS01-058/CAN-2001-0874.

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read certain files and spoof the URL in the address bar by using the Document.open function to pass information between two frames from different domains, a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability described in MS:MS01-058/CAN-2001-0874.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 22 years ago

2002-03-08 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:30:00

Affected Software

Microsoft ie 5.5

5.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

6.0

References

3031

20011219 Internet Explorer Document.Open() Without Close() Cookie Stealing, File Reading, Site Spoofing Bug

Vendor Advisory

3721

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

MS02-005

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:974

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