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CVE-2005-0554in critical feed1 exploit

Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
57.9%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

57.91% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-931 Microsoft Internet Explorer - DHTML Object Handling (MS05-020) · dos · 2005-04-12

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/14922/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • idefense.com /application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/756122 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred

Sources

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