CVE-2002-0461
Microsoft Internet Explorer - Denial of Service
Title source: ruleDescription
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript in a web page that calls location.replace on itself, causing a loop.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Patrik Birgersson · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21346
Scores
EPSS
0.1075
EPSS Percentile
93.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0.1 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
Published
Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026