CVE

Id
5363  
CVE No.
CVE-2002-0975  
Status
Candidate  
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX Files Viewer ActiveX control (xweb.ocx) 2.0.6.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary via a long File parameter.  
Phase
Modified (20071101)  
Votes
MODIFY(1) Frech | NOOP(5) Armstrong, Christey, Cole, Cox, Foat | REVIEWING(1) Wall  
Comments
Christey> ADDREF MS:MS02-066 - "the patch sets the Kill Bit on a legacy | DirectX ActiveX control which has been retired but which has a | security vulnerability." | ADDREF MSKB:Q810202 - deals with "a security vulnerability | that exists in the DirectX Files Viewer control (Xweb.ocx)" | | Thanks to Andrew G. Tereschenko (the researcher) for this | additional information. | Frech> XF:ms-directx-files-viewer-bo(9877) | Christey> fix typo: "execute arbitrary [CODE]"