Two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) up to and including build 5.0.3805, as used in Internet Explorer and other applications, allow remote attackers to read files via a Java applet with a spoofed location in the CODEBASE parameter in the APPLET tag, possibly due to a parsing error
Published Dec 17, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.30%
Description
Two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) up to and including build 5.0.3805, as used in Internet Explorer and other applications, allow remote attackers to read files via a Java applet with a spoofed location in the CODEBASE parameter in the APPLET tag, possibly due to a parsing error.
Affected products
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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:N/A:N
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.30% (0.15304) | 96.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.30% (0.15304) | 96.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 6.12% (0.06121) | 90.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 87.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 6.12% (0.06121) | 90.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 3.72% (0.03715) | 87.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 84.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 4.36% (0.04361) | 88.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.65% (0.02651) | 84.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.03% (0.92025) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2024 | 92.03% (0.92025) | 99.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 30.86% (0.30865) | 96.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2023 | 16.20% (0.16202) | 95.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 9.48% (0.09477) | 93.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01345) | 84.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 94.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 93.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 87.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-069 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A582 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-069 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A582 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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