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CVE-2002-0865

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 19.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

A certain class that supports XML (Extensible Markup Language) in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) 5.0.3805 and earlier, probably com.ms.osp.ospmrshl, exposes certain unsafe methods, which allows remote attackers to execute unsafe code via a Java applet, aka "Inappropriate Methods Exposed in XML Support Classes."

Affected products

• Microsoft Virtual Machine: 2000, 3000, 3100, 3188, 3200, 3300 (+2)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10135.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/140898
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5752
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-052
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10135.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/140898
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5752
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-052

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