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.
CVE-2002-0862
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 96.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 4, 2002
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102866120821995&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918200405308&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102976967730450&w=2
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-050
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1056
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1332
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2671
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102866120821995&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918200405308&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102976967730450&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-050
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1056
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1332
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-21692✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 6, 2002
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Konqueror 2.2.2/3.0 / Weblogic Server 5/6/7 - Invalid X.509 Certificate Chain
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