Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2002-0021 is a legacy denial-of-service issue in Microsoft Office v. X for Mac. A remote attacker could crash the Network Product Identification Checker by sending a malformed product announcement. The reported impact is service/application availability, not data theft or code execution. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy Mac environments still running Microsoft Office v. X for Mac. Modern Office deployments are not identified as affected in the supplied sources. Treat this as a legacy hygiene issue unless affected Office v. X for Mac systems remain in business use. Prioritize discovery and retirement over emergency response. Mitigation focus: Review Microsoft MS02-002 for vendor remediation guidance.; Inventory for Microsoft Office v. X for Mac installations.; Retire or isolate unsupported legacy Office for Mac systems..
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- Known Exploited
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS02-002CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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