CVE-2002-0022 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the implementation of an HTML directive in mshtml.dll in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that specifies embedded ActiveX controls in a way that causes 2 Unicode strings to be concatenated.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 29.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.29184.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101362984930597&w=2
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/258614
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-04.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8116.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4080
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A925

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.407Z

Reserved: 2002-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0022

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-03-08T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0022

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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