CVE-2005-0554 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 57.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 57.91% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - DHTML Object Handling (MS05-020) | 2005-04-12 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
- 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/
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
- 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
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