CVE-2005-0554 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.71066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Internet Explorer

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2005-04-13T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:21:05.628Z

Reserved: 2005-02-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-0554

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-0554

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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