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CVE-2002-1705

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.

Exploit likelihood

17.6%Down 8.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.

Record
CVE-2002-1705
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.

Record
CVE-2002-1705
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1684 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.

Record
EUVD-2002-1684
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5cfv-5qf6-jmcq No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) with the p{cssText} element declared and a bold font weight.

Record
GHSA-5cfv-5qf6-jmcq
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - CSSText Bold Font Denial of Service2002-06-15

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-1705 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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