CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2002-1183
HIGHEPSS 97th pctl7.5
CVSS v2
Description
Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 do not properly verify the Basic Constraints of digital certificates, allowing remote attackers to execute code, aka "New Variant of Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing" (CAN-2002-0862).
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
19.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days
97thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5410
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1059
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1455
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2108
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