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CVE-2002-0500

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on...

5.0 Medium

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the client via an IMG tag with a dynsrc property that references the target file, which sets certain elements of the image object such as file size.

Exploit likelihood

16.2%Up 4.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the client via an IMG tag with a dynsrc property that references the target file, which sets certain elements of the image object such as file size.

Record
CVE-2002-0500
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the client via an IMG tag with a dynsrc property that references the target file, which sets certain elements of the image object such as file size.

Record
CVE-2002-0500
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0496 No score

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the client via an IMG tag with a dynsrc property that references the target file, which sets certain elements of the image object such as file size.

Record
EUVD-2002-0496
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v65-cw5f-3jfp No score

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on...

Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files on the client via an IMG tag with a dynsrc property that references the target file, which sets certain elements of the image object such as file size.

Record
GHSA-5v65-cw5f-3jfp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0500 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 11, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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