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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1291

CVE-2002-1291

Description

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.

Affected products

2
  • Microsoft/Java Virtual Machine2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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