CVE-2002-0481 json
An interaction between Windows Media Player (WMP) and Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to bypass Outlook security settings and execute…
published 2002-06-11 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0478
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.1%
- EPSS 10.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4340 advisory
Exploit prediction
10.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/4340
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/263429
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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iss.net
/security_center/static/8604.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0481
- NVD CVE-2002-0481
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