CVE-2002-1185

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly check certain parameters of a PNG file when opening it, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a heap-based buffer overflow using invalid length codes during decompression, aka "Malformed PNG Image File Failure."

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 29.20% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6216	vdb entry
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103970996205091&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542	vdb entry signature
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10662.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1185?: CVE-2002-1185 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1185?: To fix CVE-2002-1185, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1185 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1185 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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