Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0647
CVE-2002-0647
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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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01, 5.5, 6.0
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