Race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious web page or HTML e-mail, aka "DHTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Published Apr 13, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 50.60%
Description
Race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious web page or HTML e-mail, aka "DHTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 5.01
- 5.01
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 50.60% (0.50604) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 50.60% (0.50604) | 98.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 24, 2026 | 72.32% (0.72325) | 98.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 20, 2025 | 70.07% (0.70074) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 73.95% (0.73949) | 98.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 62.73% (0.62727) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.36% (0.73360) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.35% (0.95349) | 99.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 94.66% (0.94662) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 95.26% (0.95264) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.81% (0.95809) | 99.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 77.11% (0.77113) | 99.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 77.11% (0.77113) | 99.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=228&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774338 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19831 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1695 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3100 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3752 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4874 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4985 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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