Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when handling an expired CA-CERT in a webserver's certificate chain during a SSL/TLS handshake, does not prompt the user before searching for and finding a newer certificate, which may allow attackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. NOTE: it is not clear whether this poses a vulnerability.
Published: 2005-06-28
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 3.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-1803 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when handling an expired CA-CERT in a webserver's certificate chain during a SSL/TLS handshake, does not prompt the user before searching for and finding a newer certificate, which may allow attackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. NOTE: it is not clear whether this poses a vulnerability.
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Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:50:56.884Z

Reserved: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1824

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-1824

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