Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0152
CVE-2002-0152
Description
Buffer overflow in various Microsoft applications for Macintosh allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code by invoking the file:// directive with a large number of / characters, which affects Internet Explorer 5.1, Outlook Express 5.0 through 5.0.2, Entourage v. X and 2001, PowerPoint v. X, 2001, and 98, and Excel v. X and 2001 for Macintosh.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.2:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.3:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.0-5.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2001:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2001:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:98:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:v.x:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: v. X, 2001, 98
- Range: = 5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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