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CVE-2001-0137

Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosi

Windows Media Player 7 allows remote attackers to execute malicious Java applets in Internet Explorer clients by enclosing the applet in a skin file named skin.wmz, then referencing that skin in the codebase parameter to an applet tag, aka the Windows Media Player Skins File Download" vulnerability.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.07392
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows media playerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteMicrosoft Windows Media Player 7.0 - '.wmz' Arbitrary Java Appletverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 2203www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - File
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process
producthighUAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Registry
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Scoring & Timeline

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD12 Mar 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958100816503&w=2
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-010
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5937
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