CVE-2002-1714: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2002-1714: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) vi...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an object of type "text/html" with the DATA field that identifies the HTML document that contains the object, which may cause infinite recursion.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 8, 2024, 03:34 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This old Internet Explorer issue can let a malicious web page crash the browser. The cited description points to a self-referencing HTML object that can trigger infinite recursion. The documented impact is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Exposure appears limited to environments where Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0 can still render untrusted or externally supplied HTML content. Treat this as a legacy-technology hygiene issue unless affected IE versions are still operational. The business risk is disruption from browser crashes, with no sourced evidence of active exploitation or broader compromise. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems that still use Internet Explorer 5.0 through 6.0.; Check Microsoft or vendor guidance for any historical patch or workaround.; Prevent legacy IE from browsing untrusted or external websites..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 19:56 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jun 21, 2005, 04:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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ie-object-directive-dos(8904)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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