CVE-2001-0137 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 22.2% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 22.17% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-03-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 - '.wmz' Arbitrary Java Applet | 2001-01-15 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958100816503&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2203
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5937
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958100816503&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2203
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5937
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