CVE-2002-0980 describes a critical vulnerability in the Web Folder component of Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0. Attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution by injecting malicious code into an error message, which is then referenced via a mhtml: URL. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild (KEV), an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-21711) for a related MHTML URL handler vulnerability in Outlook Express, suggesting potential exploitability. Despite its age, the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, but shows no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.