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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2001-0243

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-27 Jun, 2001 | 04:00

Updated At-16 Apr, 2026 | 00:27

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 5.0

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CPE Matches

Microsoft Corporation

>>windows_media_player>>6.4

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Microsoft Corporation

>>windows_media_player>>7

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2765	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6584	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2765	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-029	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6584	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A