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 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 10 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2002, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2002-10-04T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_2000 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_98 | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_98se | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_me | - | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_nt | 4.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | microsoft | windows_xp | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | internet_explorer | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | outlook_express | - | Yes |
| Operating System | apple | macos | - | No |
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