CVE-2005-1990
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,…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 48.51% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014643
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14511
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1221
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1235
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1337
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014643
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14511
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1221
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1235
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1337
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.