CVE-2002-0867

Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) up to and including build 5.0.3805 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) in Internet Explorer via invalid handle data in a Java applet, aka "Handle Validation Flaw."

Published: 2002-10-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0867 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.50%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0867

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-07 11.53% 5.50% -6.03%
2 2025-03-30 16.41% 11.53% -4.88%
3 2025-03-29 — 16.41% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0867

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0867

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0867

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft virtual_machine 2000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3100 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3188 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3188:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3200 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3300 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3802 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3802:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft virtual_machine 3805 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:virtual_machine:3805:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0867

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