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
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2001
- v._x
- 2001
- x
- 5.1
- 2001
- 2001
- v.x
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 98
- 2001
- v.x
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 17.37% (0.17370) | 97.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.37% (0.17370) | 96.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.55% (0.22554) | 95.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.80% (0.18804) | 92.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 22.55% (0.22554) | 95.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.19% (0.20194) | 95.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 92.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 91.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.61% (0.24611) | 96.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.61% (0.24611) | 95.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101897994314015&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8850.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.osvdb.org/5357 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4517 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-019 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101897994314015&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8850.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5357 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4517 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-019 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
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