CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects Microsoft, Windows, Office. Its EPSS score suggests a 15.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2002-0862
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
15.76%
Microsoft Windows Office
Original NVD Description
The (1) CertGetCertificateChain, (2) CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy, and (3) WinVerifyTrust APIs within the CryptoAPI for Microsoft products including Microsoft Windows 98 through XP, Office for Mac, Internet Explorer for Mac, and Outlook Express for Mac, do not properly verify the Basic Constraints of intermediate CA-signed X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack for SSL sessions, as originally reported for Internet Explorer and IIS.