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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allocates memory based on the memory size written in the BMP file instead of the actual BMP file size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a small BMP file with has a large memory size

Published May 10, 2005

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allocates memory based on the memory size written in the BMP file instead of the actual BMP file size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a small BMP file with has a large memory size.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 4, 2005
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a