CVE-2002-0152

Summary

Buffer overflow in various Microsoft applications for Macintosh allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code by invoking the file:// directive with a large number of / characters, which affects Internet Explorer 5.1, Outlook Express 5.0 through 5.0.2, Entourage v. X and 2001, PowerPoint v. X, 2001, and 98, and Excel v. X and 2001 for Macintosh.

Impact & exploitability

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101897994314015&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8850.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/5357
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4517
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-019