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…
Does this matter?
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
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cret@cert.org
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. Refreshed daily.