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CVE-2002-1142

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Remote Data Services (RDS) component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.1 th

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Remote Data Services (RDS) component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.1 through 2.6, and Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0, allows remote attackers to execute code via a malformed HTTP request to the Data Stub.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.83043
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft data access componentsall versions
microsoft ieall versions
microsoft internet explorerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteMicrosoft IIS - MDAC 'msadcs.dll' RDS DataStub Content-Type Overflow (MS02-065) (Metasploit)verified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-IIS MDAC Content-Type overflow attemptweb-application-attack
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumInternet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled
productmediumInternet Explorer Autorun Keys Modification
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD29 Nov 2002 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0082.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-33.htmlThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.foundstone.com/knowledge/randd-advisories-display.html?id=337
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542081US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6214
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-065
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