ID CVE-2002-0022
Summary 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
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 23-07-2021 - 12:55)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2016-02-19T10:00:00.000-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Tiffany Bergeron
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Harvey Rubinovitz
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Christine Walzer
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Maria Kedovskaya
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
comment Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is installed
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:563
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.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:925
status accepted
submitted 2004-04-29T04:00:00.000-04:00
title MS IE HTML Directive Buffer Overflow
version 70
refmap via4
bid 4080
bugtraq
  • 20020213 dH & SECURITY.NNOV: buffer overflow in mshtml.dll
  • 20020227 Details and exploitation of buffer overflow in mshtml.dll (and few sidenotes on Unicode overflows in general)
cert CA-2002-04
xf ie-html-directive-bo(8116)
Last major update 23-07-2021 - 12:55
Published 08-03-2002 - 05:00
Last modified 23-07-2021 - 12:55
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