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CVE-2001-1539
Stack consumption vulnerability in Internet Explorer The JavaScript settimeout function in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to…
Medium5.0EPSS 13.9%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.9% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20011202 Stack overflow in all Internet Explorer Versions!! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ie-settimeout-dos(7661) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20011204 RE: Stack overflow in all Internet Explorer Versions!! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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