CVE-2002-0070
Buffer overflow in Windows Shell (used as the Windows Desktop) allows local and possibly remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0070- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0070 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0070- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g289-34rg-45rw No score
Buffer overflow in Windows Shell (used as the Windows Desktop) allows local and possibly remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g289-34rg-45rw- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0070 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published March 15, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-014
ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0203&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=2404
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=101594127017290&w=2
securityfocus.com/bid/4248
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A147
iss.net/security_center/static/8384.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0070
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g289-34rg-45rw