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CVE-2005-0553

51
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0553 describes a race condition vulnerability in the DHTML object processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to visit a malicious web page or open a specially crafted HTML email. With a CVSS score of 5.1, this vulnerability has a high attack complexity but could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
50.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-25386 · Apr 12, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5060 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
secunia.com / advisories/14922
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19831
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1695
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3100
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3752
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4874
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4985
idefense.com / application/poi/display
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/774338
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource