CVE-2005-1790
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.5%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 83.47% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 January 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 83.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746394106172&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755552306013&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15546Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015251
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ie/ct21-11-2005
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887861US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417326/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13799
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2509Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909Vendor Advisory
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1091
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1299
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1489
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1508
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A722
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746394106172&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755552306013&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15546Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.