CVE-2002-0022

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 - Remote Code Execution via HTML Directive Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-04.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101362984930597&w=2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A925

Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8116.php

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/258614

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4080

Scores

EPSS 0.3977

EPSS Percentile 98.5%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5

microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0

Published Mar 08, 2002

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026