Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1186
CVE-2002-1186
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly perform security checks on certain encoded characters within a URL, which allows a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information from a user by redirecting the user to another site that has that information, aka "Encoded Characters Information Disclosure."
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01 - 6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10039.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0018.htmlnvdExploit
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0030.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/7845nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5610nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A143nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A471nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A495nvd
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