Microsoft Outlook 2002 Windows Media Player player.launchurl cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Outlook 2002. This affects the function player.launchurl of the component Windows Media Player. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-0481. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook 2002 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function player.launchurl of the component Windows Media Player. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An interaction between Windows Media Player (WMP) and Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass Outlook security settings and execute Javascript via an IFRAME in an HTML email message that references .WMS (Windows Media Skin) or other WMP media files, whose onload handlers execute the player.LaunchURL() Javascript function.

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 by Richard M. Smith with ComputerBytesMan (Website). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0481. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8604), SecurityFocus (BID 4340†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2741†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/21/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +144 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2003 +444 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3918 days 🔍
05/16/2019 +1759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Richard M. Smith
Organization: ComputerBytesMan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18537
X-Force: 8604
SecurityFocus: 4340 - Microsoft Outlook IFrame Embedded Media Player File Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2741 - Interaction Between Windows Media Player And Outlook 2002 Allows Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 21:56
Updated: 05/16/2019 14:44
Changes: 07/22/2014 21:56 (56), 05/16/2019 14:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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