CVE-2002-1185 json
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly check certain parameters of a PNG file when opening it, which allows remote attackers…
published 2002-12-11 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1169
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 21.3%
- EPSS 21.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly check certain parameters of a PNG file when opening it, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a heap-based buffer overflow using invalid length codes during decompression, aka "Malformed PNG Image File Failure."
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
21.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
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iss.net
/security_center/static/10662.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/6216
vdb-entry
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eeye.com
/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html
third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=103970996205091&w=2
mailing-list
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542
vdb-entry, signature
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html
mailing-list
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1185
- NVD CVE-2002-1185
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