CVE-2001-1539
Stack consumption vulnerability in Internet Explorer The JavaScript settimeout function in...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1539- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-1539- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1516 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1516- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8c7-6vm5-4jrm No score
Stack consumption vulnerability in Internet Explorer The JavaScript settimeout function in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f8c7-6vm5-4jrm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1539 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 31, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.