CVE-2002-1824 Information

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 when handling an expired CA-CERT in a webserver’s certificate chain during a SSL/TLS handshake does not prompt the user before searching for and finding a newer certificate which may allow attackers to perform a man-in-the-middle attack. NOTE: it is not clear whether this poses a vulnerability.

Reference

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/292842 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10180.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5778