peter bassill · operator
$ cve CVE-2002-1973 JSON

CVE-2002-1973 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 40% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Buffer overflow in CHttpServer::OnParseError in the ISAPI extension (Isapi.cpp) when built using Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) static libraries in Visual C++ 5.0, and 6.0 before SP3, as used in multiple products including BadBlue, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (access violation and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long query string that causes a parsing error.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS40.05% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
microsoftfoundation class library
working resources inc.badblue

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbMicrosoft Foundation Class Library 7.0 - ISAPI Buffer Overflow2002-07-08

References

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