CVE-2002-1705

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5-6.0 - Denial of Service via CSS p{cssText} Element

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1705. PoCs published by Oleg A. Cheremisin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by using a malformed stylesheet with the p{cssText} element and a bold font weight, causing the browser to crash.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Oleg A. Cheremisin · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21556

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by using a malformed stylesheet with the p{cssText} element and a bold font weight, causing the browser to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions affected by CVE-2002-1705)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a webpage containing the malicious stylesheet
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277140/2002-12-07/2002-12-13/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9367
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277133
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5027

Scores

EPSS 0.1763
EPSS Percentile 96.8%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026