CVE-2005-0554

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."

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2005-05-02

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)

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