PT-2002-1715 · Microsoft · Frontpage Server Extensions

Published 2002-10-10 · Updated 2019-04-30 · CVE-2002-0692

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) versions 2000 and 2002

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the SmartHTML Interpreter (shtml.dll) of Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions. This can be exploited by remote attackers through a specific type of web file request, potentially leading to a denial of service due to CPU consumption or allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2000, update to a version that fixes this issue. For Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions 2002, update to a version that fixes this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the SmartHTML Interpreter (shtml.dll) to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0692

Affected Products

Frontpage Server Extensions

References · 6

• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10195.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0692 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-053 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5804 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10194.php · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723537 · Note