CVE-2002-0372

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
7.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: July 3, 2002 (8716 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 6.4 and 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP allow remote attackers to bypass Internet Explorer's (IE) security mechanisms and run code via an executable .wma media file with a license installation requirement stored in the IE cache, aka the "Cache Path Disclosure via Windows Media Player".

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft windows media player

References

🔗 www.iss.net 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 oval.cisecurity.org 🔗 www.iss.net