Unscored severity · published Aug 10, 2005
CVE-2005-1990
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded…
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CVSS
48.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 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 ActiveX controls, including (1) devenum.dll, (2) diactfrm.dll, (3) wmm2filt.dll, (4) fsusd.dll, (5) dmdskmgr.dll, (6) browsewm.dll, (7) browseui.dll, (8) shell32.dll, (9) mshtml.dll, (10) inetcfg.dll, (11) infosoft.dll, (12) query.dll, (13) syncui.dll, (14) clbcatex.dll, (15) clbcatq.dll, (16) comsvcs.dll, and (17) msconf.dll, which causes memory corruption, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2087.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.5% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
IE · Microsoft
6 · source: NVD
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
5.01; 5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1990
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1990
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014643
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14511
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
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