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."
Published Apr 13, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 57.91%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 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:L/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 57.91% (0.57910) | 99.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 57.91% (0.57910) | 98.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 75.26% (0.75259) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 71.07% (0.71066) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 58.65% (0.58654) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.41% (0.70413) | 98.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.74% (0.95737) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 95.74% (0.95737) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 95.67% (0.95668) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.18% (0.95183) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 67.87% (0.67873) | 99.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 67.87% (0.67873) | 98.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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