CVE-2002-0152 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in several Microsoft applications for Macintosh, including Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Entourage, PowerPoint, and Excel. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by supplying a malformed file:// directive with an excessive number of slash characters. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:entourage:2001:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* | ||
v._xCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:entourage:v._x:*:macos:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2001:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:x:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.1:*:mac_os:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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