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CVE-2002-0869

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-11-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unknown vulnerability in the hosting process (dllhost.exe) for Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by executing an out of process application that acquires LocalSystem privileges, aka "Out of Process Privilege Elevation."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Information Server: 4.0
• Microsoft IIS: 5.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0059.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103642839205574&w=2
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-011.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10502.php
• http://www.li0n.pe.kr/eng/advisory/ms/iis_impersonation.txt
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-062
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A929
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A930
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A983
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0059.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103642839205574&w=2
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-011.shtml

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