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CVE-2002-0022
Buffer overflow in the implementation of an HTML directive in mshtml.dll in Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 39.8%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 39.8% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (7)
- CA-2002-04 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 20020213 dH & SECURITY.NNOV: buffer overflow in mshtml.dll (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:925 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ie-html-directive-bo(8116) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS02-005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20020227 Details and exploitation of buffer overflow in mshtml.dll (and few sidenotes on Unicode overflows in general) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4080 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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