CVE-2002-1183 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 do not properly verify the Basic Constraints of digital certificates, allowing remote attackers to execute code, aka "New Variant of Certificate Validation Flaw Could Enable Identity Spoofing" (CAN-2002-0862).

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 19.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98::gold::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_98se::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.1934.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5410
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-050
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1059
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1455
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2108

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98se Windows Nt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:27.750Z

Reserved: 2002-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1183

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-11T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:58:53.537

Link: CVE-2002-1183

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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