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CVE-2005-19901 exploit

Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
48.5%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not ActiveX controls, including (1) devenum.dll, (2) diactfrm.dll, (3) wmm2filt.dll, (4) fsusd.dll, (5) dmdskmgr.dll, (6) browsewm.dll, (7) browseui.dll, (8) shell32.dll, (9) mshtml.dll, (10) inetcfg.dll, (11) infosoft.dll, (12) query.dll, (13) syncui.dll, (14) clbcatex.dll, (15) clbcatq.dll, (16) comsvcs.dll, and (17) msconf.dll, which causes memory corruption, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2087.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

48.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-1144 Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038) · remote · 2005-08-09

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1235 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/959049 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14511 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1061 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16373/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1221 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100082 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1337 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1014643 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/1353 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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