CVE-2002-1291
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read...
CVE-2002-1291 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, published November 14, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
- Record
CVE-2002-1291- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
- Record
CVE-2002-1291- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1275 No score
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1275- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2m8-r37j-4f3c No score
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read...
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.
- Record
GHSA-c2m8-r37j-4f3c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |