Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2001-1539

Stack consumption vulnerability in Internet Explorer The JavaScript settimeout function in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via the JavaScript settimeout function. NOTE: the vendor could not reproduce the problem.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.139 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6.0.2900
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)