CVE-2005-0553

Microsoft Internet Explorer <6 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0553. PoCs published by Berend-Jan Wever.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVE-2005-0553) involving a race condition in script object processing, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. However, no actual exploit code is included in the snippet.

Description

Race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious web page or HTML e-mail, aka "DHTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Berend-Jan Wever · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25386

The provided text describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVE-2005-0553) involving a race condition in script object processing, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. However, no actual exploit code is included in the snippet.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions affected by CVE-2005-0553)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious website
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774338
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19831
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1695
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=228&type=vulnerabilities
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4985
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4874
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3100
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3752

Scores

EPSS 0.7232
EPSS Percentile 98.8%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/ie 6.0 sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01 sp3 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5 sp2
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026