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CVE-2002-0647 Details

Description

Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka "Buffer Overrun in Legacy Text Formatting ActiveX Control".

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft internet explorer
5.01
5.01 sp1
5.01 sp2
5.5
5.5 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-0647
NVD Published Date:
Sep 24, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]