CVE-2002-0481: microsoft outlook
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2002-0481 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in microsoft outlook. EPSS estimates a 10.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-06-2002PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
10.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 10.06% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
- outlook2002
1 vendor · 1 product