Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0023
CVE-2002-0023
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via malformed requests to the GetObject function, which bypass some of GetObject's security checks.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =5.01,5.5,6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
9- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0000.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3767nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/3030nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7758nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A40nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A50nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A77nvd
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