Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 allows remote web pages to cause a denial of service (hang) via extremely long values for form fields such as INPUT and TEXTAREA, which can be automatically filled via Javascript
Published Mar 15, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.70%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 on Windows 98 allows remote web pages to cause a denial of service (hang) via extremely long values for form fields such as INPUT and TEXTAREA, which can be automatically filled via Javascript.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.70% (0.07696) | 94.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.13% (0.07133) | 93.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.91% (0.08905) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07362) | 91.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 75.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 74.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 75.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 73.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 65.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.70% (0.04700) | 89.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.70% (0.04700) | 88.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.70% (0.04700) | 74.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250592 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3892 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7938 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250592 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3892 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7938 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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