SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0152

Buffer overflow in various Microsoft applications for Macintosh allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code by invoking the file:// directive with a large number of / characters, which affects Internet Explorer…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 17.4%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer overflow in various Microsoft applications for Macintosh allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code by invoking the file:// directive with a large number of / characters, which affects Internet Explorer 5.1, Outlook Express 5.0 through 5.0.2, Entourage v. X and 2001, PowerPoint v. X, 2001, and 98, and Excel v. X and 2001 for Macintosh.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
17.37% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/entourage · microsoft/excel · microsoft/ie · microsoft/office · microsoft/outlook express · microsoft/powerpoint
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.