CVE-2002-1338

Public Exploit

Description

The Load method in the Chart component of Office Web Components (OWC) 9 and 10 generates an exception when a specified file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.29% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory greymagic.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm008-ie/	exploit patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8784	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/156123	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101830175621193&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4454	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1338?: CVE-2002-1338 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1338?: To fix CVE-2002-1338, 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-2002-1338 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1338 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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