CVE-2005-1790 EXPLOIT
2.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 83.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 83.47% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-06-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - JavaScript OnLoad Handler Remote Code Execution (MS05-054) (Metasploit) | 2012-01-14 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746394106172&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755552306013&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015251
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ie/ct21-11-2005
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417326/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13799
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2509
- 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1091
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1299
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