CVE-2002-1142 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) versions 2.1 through 2.6 and Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a malformed HTTP request to the RDS Data Stub. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it 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 not on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via a Metasploit module, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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.