Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string
Published Aug 18, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.76%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 32.76% (0.32761) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.76% (0.32761) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 8.63% (0.08625) | 92.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 11.28% (0.11277) | 93.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.41% (0.17408) | 94.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.83% (0.22826) | 93.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17643) | 94.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.06% (0.05056) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 5.06% (0.05056) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.21% (0.06211) | 92.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.42% (0.29415) | 97.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.42% (0.29415) | 96.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8335 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.html x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/8335 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.