PT-2002-1874 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Published 2002-09-24 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2002-0860

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) versions 2000 through 2002

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files through Internet Explorer via a URL that redirects to the target file, utilizing the LoadText method in the spreadsheet component.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC) versions 2000 through 2002, consider disabling the LoadText method in the spreadsheet component as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0860

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Office Web Components

References · 6

• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8778.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0860 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101829911018463&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/3007 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4453 · Note