CVE-2002-0461

Internet Explorer 5.01-6 - Denial of Service via JavaScript location.replace Loop

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0461. PoCs published by Patrik Birgersson.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a JavaScript-based denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in multiple web browsers by creating an infinite recursive loop, causing a stack overflow and browser crash.

Description

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

This exploit demonstrates a JavaScript-based denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in multiple web browsers by creating an infinite recursive loop, causing a stack overflow and browser crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera (versions unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: User interaction (visiting a malicious webpage)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4322
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262994
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8488.php

Scores

EPSS 0.2262
EPSS Percentile 97.4%

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