CVE-2001-0137
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet...
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.1
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2001-0137- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2001-0137- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0137 No score
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0137- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-67pp-g8pj-rw94 No score
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet...
Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-67pp-g8pj-rw94- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 - '.wmz' Arbitrary Java Applet | 2001-01-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0137 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published March 12, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.