CVE-2002-0371
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2...
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
- Record
CVE-2002-0371- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
- Record
CVE-2002-0371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0368 No score
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0368- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j2q-vv7q-mp98 No score
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2...
Buffer overflow in gopher client for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 through 6.0, Proxy Server 2.0, or ISA Server 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a gopher:// URL that redirects the user to a real or simulated gopher server that sends a long response.
- Record
GHSA-8j2q-vv7q-mp98- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Microsoft ISA Server 2000 / Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 Gopher Client - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2002-07-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0371 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 15, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.