CVE-2002-0865 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) 5.0.3805 and earlier, where certain XML support classes expose unsafe methods. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a malicious Java applet. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest among researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3100CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3188CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3188:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3200CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3200:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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.