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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.
Published: Dec 31, 2001
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CWE-119
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0.2900 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-f8c7-6vm5-4jrm
Stack consumption vulnerability in Internet Explorer The JavaScript settimeout function in...
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0008.html Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0034.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7661.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0008.html Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-12/0034.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7661.php
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
5.0 / 10
EPSS Score
13.90%
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
24.2 / 100
Data Sources
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