CVE-2004-1198

CVE-2004-1198 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, where remote attackers can crash the application by exploiting a memory consumption issue. This is achieved through malicious JavaScript that continuously creates and sorts nested arrays. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, resulting in partial availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing awareness despite its age.