CVE-2005-0554 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6, specifically within its URL processor. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a URL with an excessively long hostname. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, enabling potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-931) exists, and despite its high EPSS and FAUCET risk scores, it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.