Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2002-0371
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.544 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.544 · newest: 0.544 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.0.1, 5.5, 6.0
- Microsoft Isa Server — versions 2000
- Microsoft Proxy Server — versions 2.0
- University Of Minnesota Gopher
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4930 (vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9247.php (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:98 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440275 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-027 (vendor-advisory)
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276848 (mailing-list)
- www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html