PT-2002-1982 · Microsoft · Directx Files Viewer Activex Control

Published 2002-08-23 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-0975

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 DirectX Files Viewer ActiveX control versions 2.0.6.15 and earlier

Description: A buffer overflow issue in the Microsoft DirectX Files Viewer ActiveX control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long File parameter.

Recommendations: For versions 2.0.6.15 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.0.6.15 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0975

Affected Products

Directx Files Viewer Activex Control

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0975 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102953851705859&w=2 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9877.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5489 · Note