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CVE-2001-0243 Detail

Description

Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the Internet Zone, which allows remote attackers to read certain files.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2765
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2765
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6584
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6584

Weakness Enumeration

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0243
NVD Published Date:
06/27/2001
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE