# CVE-2002-1185: Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6.0 does not properly check certain parameters of a PNG file when opening it, which allows remote attackers t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

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

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