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CVE-2002-0371 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Expl)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-0371
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-07-03
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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