# CVE-2002-0136: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3892
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/250592
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7938

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