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CVE-2002-1327
Buffer overflow in the Windows Shell function in Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an .MP3 or…
High7.5EPSS 23.4%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in the Windows Shell function in Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an .MP3 or .WMA audio file with a corrupt custom attribute, aka "Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Enable System Compromise."
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)
- 23.4% · top 2.2% 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
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- VU#591890 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20021219 Foundstone Research Labs Advisory - Exploitable Windows XP Media Files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6427 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- winxp-windows-shell-bo(10892) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CA-2002-37 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS02-072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .