CVE-2001-0322

Internet Explorer - Denial of Service via Object Creation and Deletion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0322. PoCs published by Thor Larholm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in MSHTML.DLL by manipulating JScript window objects, causing a crash due to a stack overflow. It is not exploitable for remote code execution but can crash Internet Explorer.

Description

MSHTML.DLL HTML parser in Internet Explorer 4.0, and other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a script that creates and deletes an object that is associated with the browser window object.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Thor Larholm · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20552

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in MSHTML.DLL by manipulating JScript window objects, causing a crash due to a stack overflow. It is not exploitable for remote code execution but can crash Internet Explorer.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSHTML.DLL)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2202
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97958685100219&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5938

Scores

EPSS 0.2095
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer 4.0
microsoft/outlook 2000
microsoft/outlook_express 5.5
Published Jun 02, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026