CVE-2001-0038

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2001-0038 · Published 16/02/2001 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2001-0038 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting offline explorer (metaproducts).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.3%, higher than 88.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
offline explorer metaproducts	`= 1.0x= 1.1x= 1.2x= 1.3x`	No fix yet

Description

Offline Explorer 1.4 before Service Release 2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the drive letter (e.g. C:) in the requested URL.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0078.html · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/2084 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5728

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