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CVE-2005-0555
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published: Apr 12, 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-6vfv-7m2p-3fcv
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows...
References (20)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050 US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2077
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2786
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3157
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3926
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050 US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
58.36%
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
47.5 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub