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CVE-2002-1692

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...

3.6 Low

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

Exploit likelihood

1.50%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.6

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

Record
CVE-2002-1692
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

Record
CVE-2002-1692
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1673 No score

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

Record
EUVD-2002-1673
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6rq9-vhjr-cg53 No score

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary...

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

Record
GHSA-6rq9-vhjr-cg53
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1692 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.6) in Microsoft Windows 95, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.50%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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