Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2001-0243
CVE-2001-0243
Description
Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the Internet Zone, which allows remote attackers to read certain files.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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