Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response
Published Jun 15, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 54.44%
Description
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
- 2000
- 2000
- 2.0
- 2.0
- n/a
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 54.44% (0.54441) | 98.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 54.44% (0.54441) | 98.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 60.20% (0.60195) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.77% (0.65770) | 98.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 47.02% (0.47017) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 65.77% (0.65770) | 98.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.90% (0.90903) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 58.26% (0.58261) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 53.57% (0.53572) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 99.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 98.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102320516707940&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102397955217618&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276848 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9247.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440275 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4930 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A98 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102320516707940&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102397955217618&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276848 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9247.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440275 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A98 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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