National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2002-1262
Original release date:12/18/2002
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 does not perform complete security checks on external caching, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MS
Name: MS02-068
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Name: 20021205 Notes on MS02-068, extensive downplaying of severity
Type: Advisory
External Source: NTBUGTRAQ
Name: 20021125 Re: MS02-066 - fixes, gaps and incorrect statements
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20021205 Notes on MS02-068, extensive downplaying of severity
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20021125 RE: MS02-066 - fixes, gaps and incorrect statements
