CVE-2006-0057
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting. NOTE: CERT/CC claims that MS05-054 fixes this issue, but it is not described in MS05-054.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 19.63% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 19.6% 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.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspxPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23657
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspxPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23657
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.