CVE-2005-0554

Microsoft Internet Explorer - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Skylined · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/931

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (10)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122

[Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789

Scores

EPSS 0.7526

EPSS Percentile 98.9%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

Timeline

Published May 02, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026