National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2001-0322)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2001-0322

Original release date:06/02/2001

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):

CVSS v2 Base Score:5.0 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 2.9

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown

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External Source: XF

Name: ie-mshtml-dos

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/static/5938.php

External Source: BID

Name: 2202

Type: Advisory; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2202

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20010115 Stack Overflow in MSHTML.DLL

Type: Advisory; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=97958685100219&w=2