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CVE-2002-1185

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 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
21.3%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

21.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/6216 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • eeye.com /html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_EEYE, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103970996205091&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10662.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred

Sources

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