CVE-2005-0055

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0055
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionInternet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 does not properly validate buffers when handling certain DHTML methods including the createControlRange Javascript function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "DHTML Method Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Ie 6.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Ie 6.0 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-014 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-039A -- Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Components af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Patch, US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML Method Heap Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#843771 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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