Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka "Buffer Overrun in Legacy Text Formatting ActiveX Control"
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.34%
Description
Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka "Buffer Overrun in Legacy Text Formatting ActiveX Control".
Affected products
No data.
- 5.01
- 5.01
- 5.01
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
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 | 23.34% (0.23340) | 97.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23.34% (0.23340) | 97.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 15.52% (0.15515) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.15% (0.10154) | 92.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.96% (0.10962) | 95.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 10.96% (0.10962) | 94.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 10.02% (0.10016) | 94.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 8.59% (0.08592) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.36% (0.07362) | 93.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 31.13% (0.31132) | 97.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 31.13% (0.31132) | 96.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9935.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5558 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9935.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5558 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
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