Unscored severity · published Dec 11, 2002
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 to cause a denial of service (crash) by…
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CVSS
21.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)21.3% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
IE · Microsoft
6.0 · source: NVD
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
5.0.1; 5.0.1; 5.0.1; 5.5; 5.5; 5.5; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1185
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1185
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103970996205091&w=2
www.eeye.com
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html
Patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10662.php
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6216
docs.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066
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