Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not ActiveX controls, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll)
Published Jun 30, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 61.37%
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not ActiveX controls, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll). NOTE: the researcher says that the vendor could not reproduce this problem.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.1
- 5.2.3
- 6
- 5.1
- 5.01
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
- 6.0.2900.2180
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: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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 61.37% (0.61372) | 99.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 61.37% (0.61372) | 99.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2026 | 70.25% (0.70252) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.27% (0.65273) | 98.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.57% (0.61567) | 97.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 64.51% (0.64510) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.11% (0.93107) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 96.07% (0.96072) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 96.38% (0.96375) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 97.07% (0.97071) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.97% (0.96973) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 57.28% (0.57276) | 98.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 57.28% (0.57276) | 98.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112006764714946&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15891 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014329 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=5225 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERT
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939605 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/17680 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/404055 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14087 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-193A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0935 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21193 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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