CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0696

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 does not register its associated files with Internet Explorer, allowing remote attackers to execute Visual FoxPro applications without warning via HTML that references specially-crafted filenames.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run unauthorized applications, potentially compromising the organization's systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Visual FoxPro to the latest version and to monitor and restrict access to applications that may be executed via HTML.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 does not register its associated files with Internet Explorer, which allows remote attackers to execute Visual FoxPro applications without warning via HTML that references specially-crafted filenames.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS