CVE-2002-0461
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0461- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0461- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0458 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0458- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjx9-jg4x-jvv2 No score
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mjx9-jg4x-jvv2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Mozilla 0.8/0.9.x / Opera 5/6 - JavaScript Interpreter Denial of Service | 2002-03-19 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0461 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 11, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.