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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1338 · published 18 December 2002

CVE-2002-1338: Microsoft office web components vulnerability

Microsoft · Office Web Components

The Load method in the Chart component of Office Web Components (OWC) 9 and 10 generates an exception when a specified file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 23% · top 2.3%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Load method in the Chart component of Office Web Components (OWC) 9 and 10 generates an exception when a specified file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local files.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101830175621193&w=2
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm008-ie/ ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/156123 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4454
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8784
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101830175621193&w=2
http://security.greymagic.com/adv/gm008-ie/ ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/156123 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4454
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8784

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1338), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.