CVE-2002-1670 Security feature bypass in n/a
Upgrading Windows XP Professional overwrites Internet Explorer patches, leaving the browser vulnerable to known exploits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1670?
CVE-2002-1670 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows XP Professional upgrade edition overwrites previously installed patches for Internet Explorer 6.0, leaving Internet Explorer unpatched.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1670?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jvf-32v9-9xxw.