CVE-2005-1988

Internet Explorer <6.0 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-mail containing a crafted JPEG image that causes memory corruption, aka "JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Michal Zalewski · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25991

View Code ZIP pw:eip

exploitdb WORKING POC

htmlremotewindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1144

View on exploitdb

References (9)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/

[Patch, US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/965206

[Patch, US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1140

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1216

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1335

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A390

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353

Scores

EPSS 0.8344

EPSS Percentile 99.3%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

microsoft/ie

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

Timeline

Published Aug 10, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026