CVE-2001-0243 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 and earlier, where Internet shortcuts are improperly stored, causing their HTML content to execute in the Local Computer Zone instead of the more restricted Internet Zone. This flaw allows remote attackers to read certain local files. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacting confidentiality. Despite its age and a relatively high EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.