CVE-2002-1142

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Remote Data Services (RDS) component of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.1 through 2.6, and Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0, allows remote attackers to execute code via a malformed HTTP request to the Data Stub.

Published: 2002-11-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1142 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.00%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1142

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19026 exploit_db edb 2012-06-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1142

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 2026-06-15 83.04% 76.00% -7.04%
2 2025-03-30 81.22% 83.04% +1.82%
3 2025-03-29 81.22%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1142

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1142

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1142

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft data_access_components 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft data_access_components 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft ie 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1142

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0082.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-33.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.foundstone.com/knowledge/randd-advisories-display.html?id=337
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542081 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6214
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-065
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10659
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10669
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2730
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A294
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3573
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