CVE-2005-1990

Microsoft IE - Denial of Service

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1990. PoCs published by FrSIRT.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional exploit for CVE-2005-1989, targeting a vulnerability in Internet Explorer's COM object instantiation (MS05-038). It uses a heap spray technique to execute a bind shell on port 28876 via the vulnerable 'blnmgr.dll' COM object.

Description

Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not ActiveX controls, including (1) devenum.dll, (2) diactfrm.dll, (3) wmm2filt.dll, (4) fsusd.dll, (5) dmdskmgr.dll, (6) browsewm.dll, (7) browseui.dll, (8) shell32.dll, (9) mshtml.dll, (10) inetcfg.dll, (11) infosoft.dll, (12) query.dll, (13) syncui.dll, (14) clbcatex.dll, (15) clbcatq.dll, (16) comsvcs.dll, and (17) msconf.dll, which causes memory corruption, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2087.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by FrSIRT · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1144

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2005-1989, targeting a vulnerability in Internet Explorer's COM object instantiation (MS05-038). It uses a heap spray technique to execute a bind shell on port 28876 via the vulnerable 'blnmgr.dll' COM object.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Explorer 6 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage hosting the exploit · Vulnerable version of Internet Explorer and Windows
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
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%3A1235
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14511
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1061
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1221
Patch, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100082
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1337
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014643
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353

Scores

EPSS 0.4851
EPSS Percentile 98.7%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/ie 6 windows_server_2003_sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5
Published Aug 10, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026