CVE-2005-0554

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, 6 - Buffer Overflow via Long Hostname URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0554. PoCs published by Skylined.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets multiple DHTML object handling vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer, leveraging JavaScript to trigger exceptions and potentially cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions. The PoC attempts to manipulate DOM elements in a way that exploits improper handling of object references.

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

This exploit targets multiple DHTML object handling vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer, leveraging JavaScript to trigger exceptions and potentially cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions. The PoC attempts to manipulate DOM elements in a way that exploits improper handling of object references.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions affected by CVE-2005-0554)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using a vulnerable version of Internet Explorer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122
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%3A789

Scores

EPSS 0.5791
EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026