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CVE-2002-1692 — LOW severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 al)

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1692
SeverityLOW
CVSS score3.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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