MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2002-0621

Commerce Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
16.9%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the Office Web Components (OWC) package installer used by Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 allows remote attackers to cause the process to fail or run arbitrary code in the LocalSystem security context via certain input to the OWC package installer.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Commerce Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2002-07-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 16.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-0621

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Commerce Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-0621.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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