PT-2002-2416 · Microsoft · Windows 95

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2002-1692

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows 95

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the backup utility, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by placing a filename with a long extension in a folder that is to be backed up.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows 95, consider applying configuration changes to restrict the use of long filename extensions in backup operations as a temporary mitigation measure. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1692

Affected Products

Windows 95

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1692 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2002/Jan/1003201.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7892 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3864 · Note