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CVE-2002-1214

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 49.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft PPTP Service on Windows XP and Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain PPTP packet with malformed control data.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293146
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10199.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5807
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-063
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/293146
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10199.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5807
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-063

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