Microsoft Windows up to XP Certificate Enrollment ActiveX Control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to XP. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Enrollment ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0699. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Enrollment ActiveX Control. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in the Certificate Enrollment ActiveX Control in Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allow remote attackers to delete digital certificates on a user s system via HTML.

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1996. The weakness was published 10/04/2002 as MS02-048 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0699. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2195 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11144 (MS02-048: Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control Could Allow Deletion of Digital Certificates (323172)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90169 (Certificate Enrollment Control Allows Deletion of Digital Certificates (MS02-048)).

Applying the patch MS02-048 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (11144), SecurityFocus (BID 5593†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1121†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18814. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 11144
Nessus Name: MS02-048: Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control Could Allow Deletion of Digital Certificates (323172)
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OpenVAS ID: 11144
OpenVAS Name: Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control (Q323172)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS02-048
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Timelineinfo

08/24/1996 🔍
08/28/2002 +2195 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +37 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/04/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2002 +20 days 🔍
04/28/2003 +186 days 🔍
07/23/2014 +4104 days 🔍
09/14/2025 +4071 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-048
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0699 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0699
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18810

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SecurityFocus: 5593
Vulnerability Center: 1121 - [MS02-048] Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 11:27
Updated: 09/14/2025 12:43
Changes: 07/23/2014 11:27 (64), 05/09/2019 18:01 (10), 09/14/2025 12:43 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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