CVE-2002-0461 json
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript in a web page that…
published 2002-06-11 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0458
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.0%
- EPSS 24.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript in a web page that calls location.replace on itself, causing a loop.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4322 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21346)
- Published
Exploit prediction
23.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21346 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Mozilla 0.8/0.9.x / Opera 5/6 - JavaScript Interpreter Denial of Service dos, 2002-03-19
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4322 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4322
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/262994
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/8488.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0461
- NVD CVE-2002-0461
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