THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2002-1327
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2002-1327

Windows Xp vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
23.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the Windows Shell function in Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an .MP3 or .WMA audio file with a corrupt custom attribute, aka "Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Enable System Compromise."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows Xp
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2002-12-26

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 confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 23.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-1327

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Xp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-1327.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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