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CVE-2002-0647in critical feed1 exploit

Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allo…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
23.3%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka "Buffer Overrun in Legacy Text Formatting ActiveX Control".

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

23.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21748 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 Legacy Text Formatting - ActiveX Component Buffer Overflow · remote · 2002-08-22

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5558 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9935.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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