CVE-2002-0070

Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in Windows Shell (used as the Windows Desktop) allows local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a custom URL handler that has not been removed for an application that has been improperly uninstalled.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 98: all versions
Microsoft Windows 98Se: all versions
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101594127017290&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8384.php
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0203&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=2404
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4248
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-014
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A147
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101594127017290&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8384.php
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0203&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=2404
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4248
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-014

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