CVE-2002-1186

Public Exploit

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly perform security checks on certain encoded characters within a URL, which allows a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information from a user by redirecting the user to another site that has that information, aka "Encoded Characters Information Disclosure."

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 36.51% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5610	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0018.html	mailing list exploit
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10039.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7845	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A495	vdb entry signature
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0030.html	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A471	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A143	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1186?: CVE-2002-1186 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1186?: To fix CVE-2002-1186, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1186 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1186 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~37% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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