CVE-2002-0021 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Office v. X for Mac, specifically within its Network Product Identification (PID) Checker. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a malformed product announcement, causing the application to crash. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any publicly available exploit tools or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
v.xCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:v.x:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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