CVE-2002-1705
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - CSSText Bold Font Denial of Service
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2002-06-15 First Exploit
- 2002-12-31 CVE Published
- 2005-06-21 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277133 | Mailing List | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277140/2002-12-07/2002-12-13/2 | Mailing List | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9367 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21556 | 2002-06-15 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5027 | 2024-08-08 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6.0" | - |
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