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CVE-2005-0553
Race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious web page or HTML e-mail, aka "DHTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Published: May 2, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (5)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | ie | 6.0 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-7w2g-mcx4-m9r4
Race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft...
References (22)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=228&type=vulnerabilities Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774338 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19831
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1695
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3100
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3752
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4874
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4985
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=228&type=vulnerabilities Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774338 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
5.1 / 10
EPSS Score
50.60%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
35.6 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub