CVE-2002-0692 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SmartHTML Interpreter (shtml.dll) component of Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) 2000 and 2002, affecting Windows 2000 and XP. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service (CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code through specially crafted web file requests. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise. Despite its age and high risk score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage_server_extensions:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage_server_extensions:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.