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CVE-2002-0191

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 29.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files that contain the "{" character via script containing the cssText property of the stylesheet object, aka "Local Information Disclosure through HTML Object" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01, 5.01-sp1, 5.01-sp2, 5.5, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2 (+1)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101778302030981&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8740.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4411
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101778302030981&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8740.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4411
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023

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