CVE-2002-1705 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)…
published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1684
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.6%
- EPSS 17.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21556)
- Published
Exploit prediction
17.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21556 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - CSSText Bold Font Denial of Service dos, 2002-06-15
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5027 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/5027
vdb-entry, exploit
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/277140/2002-12-07/2002-12-13/2
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/9367
vdb-entry
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/277133
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1705
- NVD CVE-2002-1705
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