CVE-2004-1922 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.5 and 6.0. The flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust system memory by providing a small BMP image file that falsely declares a large memory size. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a low severity with network access, high attack complexity, and only a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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