CVE-2002-1262

high

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-068

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103909877717345&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103824668621672&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103910416824172&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103825484331857&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.14888