CVE-2002-2125
What it is
Internet Explorer 6.0 does not warn users when an expired certificate authority (CA) certificate is submitted to the user and a newer CA certificate is in the user's local repository, which could allow remote attackers to decrypt web sessions via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 8.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 8.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 8.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Ie 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2600
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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