CVE-2002-0371
Description
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
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Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.54441 (54.4% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.0%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- 4930 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- ie-gopher-bo(9247) (iss.net)vdb-entry
- 20020604 Buffer overflow in MSIE gopher code (marc.info)mailing-list
- 20020613 Microsoft releases critical fix that breaks their own software! (marc.info)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:98 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- VU#440275 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- MS02-027 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- 20020613 Flawed workaround in MS02-027 -- gopher can run on _any_ port, not just 70 (online.securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- pivx.com/workaround_fail.html
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