CVE-2002-0976

Severity

64%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

81%

Internet Explorer 4.0 and later allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a web page that accesses a legacy XML Datasource applet (com.ms.xml.dso.XMLDSO.class) and modifies the base URL to point to the local system, which is trusted by the applet.

Internet Explorer 4.0 and later allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a web page that accesses a legacy XML Datasource applet (com.ms.xml.dso.XMLDSO.class) and modifies the base URL to point to the local system, which is trusted by the applet.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.4. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 22 years ago

2002-09-24 04:00:00

Last updated 8 years ago

2016-10-18 02:23:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0

4.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1

4.0.1

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 SP2

4.0.1

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

5.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1

5.0.1

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP1

5.0.1

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP2

5.0.1

Microsoft ie 5.5

5.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1

5.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2

5.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

6.0

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