CVE-2001-1219: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and earlier allows malicious website operators to cause a denial of service (client crash) via JavaScript that continually refreshes the window via self.location.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 5.5 only; version 6.0 only

Published 2001-12-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.