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CVE-2005-2831
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
Published: Dec 14, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (11)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | ie | 6.0 |
| microsoft | ie | 6.0 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-h2vf-jw82-xqc6
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...
References (40)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/21763
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827 Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
30.14%
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
39 / 100
Data Sources
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