HIGH
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files
Published Dec 11, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.99%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.99% 0.11986
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11986
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.99% (0.11986) | 96.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.99% (0.11986) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 11.53% (0.11530) | 93.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.89% (0.14888) | 93.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.59% (0.18587) | 92.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.89% (0.14888) | 94.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02079) | 89.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02079) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 3.54% (0.03535) | 91.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 3.83% (0.03834) | 90.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 4.89% (0.04886) | 91.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 43.05% (0.43051) | 96.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103825484331857&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103910416824172&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103824668621672&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103909877717345&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-068 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103825484331857&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103910416824172&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103824668621672&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103909877717345&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-068 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 11, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2002
Link CVE-2002-1262
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a