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 (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_ntbugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103824668621672&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103910416824172&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103825484331857&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_ntbugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103909877717345&w=2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-068
Scores
EPSS
0.1199
EPSS Percentile
95.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
Published
Dec 18, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026