Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the physical location of cached content and open the content in the Local Computer Zone, then use compiled HTML help (.chm) files to execute arbitrary programs.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | * | 5.5 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 5.01 (including) | 5.01 (including) |
| Windows_script_host | Microsoft | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Windows_script_host | Microsoft | 5.5 (including) | 5.5 (including) |
References
- http://www.guninski.com/chmtempmain.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/7823
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2456
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5567
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A920
- http://www.guninski.com/chmtempmain.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/7823
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2456
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5567
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A920