CVE-2002-0461 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 22.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 22.62% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Mozilla 0.8/0.9.x / Opera 5/6 - JavaScript Interpreter Denial of Service | 2002-03-19 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD