CVE-2001-0243

N/A Unknown
Published: June 27, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Windows Media Player 7 and earlier stores Internet shortcuts in a user's Temporary Files folder with a fixed filename instead of in the Internet Explorer cache, which causes the HTML in those shortcuts to run in the Local Computer Zone instead of the Internet Zone, which allows remote attackers to read certain files.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
37.0%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft