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    CVE-2002-0371

    Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.

    Published:Jun 15, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 15, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.60195
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Isa Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Proxy Server
    Vendor
    University Of Minnesota
    Product
    Gopher

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21510

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102320516707940&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102397955217618&w=2
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276848
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9247.php
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440275
    http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4930
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-027
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A98
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102320516707940&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102397955217618&w=2
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276848
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9247.php
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/440275
    http://www.pivx.com/workaround_fail.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4930
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-027
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A98

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High