Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0002
CVE-2001-0002
Description
Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the physical location of cached content and open the content in the Local Computer Zone, then use compiled HTML help (.chm) files to execute arbitrary programs.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.5
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=5.5
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_script_host:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.guninski.com/chmtempmain.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/7823nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2456nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5567nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A920nvd
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