CVE-2005-0554

Microsoft Internet Explorer - DHTML Object Handling (MS05-020)

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-02-26 CVE Reserved
2005-04-12 First Exploit
2005-04-13 CVE Published
2024-03-20 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/931	2005-04-12

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/14922	2021-07-23
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities	2021-07-23
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122	2021-07-23
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html	2021-07-23

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020	2021-07-23

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.01 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.01"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6.0"		-		Affected