CVE-2002-0070 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0070?

CVE-2002-0070 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Windows Shell (used as the Windows Desktop) allows local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a custom URL handler that has not been removed for an application that has been improperly uninstalled.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0070?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Nt.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-0070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g289-34rg-45rw.