CVE-2001-1539 describes a stack consumption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, specifically within its JavaScript settimeout function. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw with low attack complexity to trigger a denial of service (crash) in affected systems. Despite the potential for a denial of service, the vendor could not reproduce the issue, and there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.2900CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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