PT-2002-2169 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2002-12-11 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-1185

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0

Description: The issue arises from improper checking of certain parameters in a PNG file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow when invalid length codes are encountered during decompression. This can cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0, consider avoiding the use of PNG images until a patch is available, or restrict access to potentially malicious PNG files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1185

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1185 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10662.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6216 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103970996205091&w=2 · Note
• http://eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html · Note