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CVE-2002-0647

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka "Buffer Overrun in Legacy Text Formatting ActiveX Control".

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01, 5.01-sp1, 5.01-sp2, 5.5, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2 (+1)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9935.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5558
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9935.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5558
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047

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