Description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via malformed requests to the GetObject function, which bypass some of GetObject's security checks.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - GetObject File Disclosure EDB-21195 · remote · Jan 1, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:77 vdb-entry signature
- 3767 vdb-entry
- ie-getobject-directory-traversal(7758) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:50 vdb-entry signature
- 3030 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:40 vdb-entry signature
- 20020101 IE GetObject() problems mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17 vdb-entry signature
- MS02-005 vendor-advisory