# CVE-2002-1185

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1185
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 1.17
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly check certain parameters of a PNG file when opening it, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering a heap-based buffer overflow using invalid length codes during decompression, aka "Malformed PNG Image File Failure."

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-066)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6216)
- [CNA](http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20021211.html)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103970996205091&w=2)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A542)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10662.php)
- [CNA](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0105.html)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A393)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 29.20%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 96.5

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._