Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 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 intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127
Published Dec 14, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 30.14%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 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 intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.14% (0.30140) | 98.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.14% (0.30140) | 97.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 51.56% (0.51558) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 57.82% (0.57824) | 98.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.28% (0.65282) | 98.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 58.89% (0.58895) | 97.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 65.28% (0.65282) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 67.73% (0.67729) | 98.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 70.87% (0.70868) | 98.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.46% (0.96464) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 96.52% (0.96517) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 96.72% (0.96719) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 96.67% (0.96668) | 99.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.74% (0.96743) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.37% (0.29369) | 97.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.37% (0.29369) | 96.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (20)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/21763 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420 x_refsource_MISC
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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