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CVE-2005-0554
Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published: May 2, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-q6gx-8c6w-34hg
Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows...
References (20)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122 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
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
57.91%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
47.4 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub