CVE-2002-0371

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 54.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.0.1, 5.0.1-sp1, 5.0.1-sp2, 5.5, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2 (+1)
Microsoft Isa Server: 2000, 2000-sp1
Microsoft Proxy Server: 2.0, 2.0-sp1
University Of Minnesota Gopher: all versions

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

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