Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 Location location.replace denial of service
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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function location.replace
of the component Location Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0461. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (8488).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Timeline
03/18/2002 🔍03/19/2002 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-0461 (🔍)
X-Force: 8488
Vulnerability Center: 7724 - Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Opera Browsers Allow DoS via location.replace Call, Medium
SecurityFocus: 4322 - Multiple Vendor JavaScript Interpreter Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/22/2014 21:27Updated: 05/07/2019 12:38
Changes: 07/22/2014 21:27 (59), 05/07/2019 12:38 (3)
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