Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting
Published Jan 27, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 19.63%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting. NOTE: CERT/CC claims that MS05-054 fixes this issue, but it is not described in MS05-054.
Affected products
No data.
- 6
- 5.01
- 5.5
- 6
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 19.63% (0.19635) | 97.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.63% (0.19635) | 97.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 25.06% (0.25059) | 96.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 39.62% (0.39623) | 97.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 45.82% (0.45819) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 54.82% (0.54823) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.25% (0.46254) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 82.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 81.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 2.24% (0.02242) | 88.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 2.98% (0.02983) | 89.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3.58% (0.03580) | 90.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.40% (0.02402) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspx x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23657 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspx | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23657 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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