CVE-2002-1705 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.63% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - CSSText Bold Font Denial of Service | 2002-06-15 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277133
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277140/2002-12-07/2002-12-13/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9367
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277133
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277140/2002-12-07/2002-12-13/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5027
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9367
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