PT-2002-2546 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-1824

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0

Description The issue concerns the handling of an expired CA-CERT in a web server's certificate chain during an SSL/TLS handshake. It may allow attackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack by not prompting the user before searching for and finding a newer certificate.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0, consider disabling the automatic search for newer certificates during the SSL/TLS handshake as a temporary workaround until a more permanent solution is available. Restrict access to sensitive information when using this version of Internet Explorer to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1824

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1824 · Security Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/292842 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5778 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10180.php · Note