CVE-2002-2100 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 where remote attackers can bypass file download restrictions for attachments. This is achieved by embedding malicious content within an HTML email message using an IFRAME. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it's not on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions across various platforms.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.