CVE-2002-2125 Security feature bypass in n/a
Internet Explorer fails to warn about expired CA certificates, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks to decrypt web sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2125?
CVE-2002-2125 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2125?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2125?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p57w-8x45-95g7.