CVE-2005-1990 describes a denial-of-service and potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the browser by embedding specific COM object CLSIDs in a web page, leading to memory corruption. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, but with potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, its EPSS score is notably high, suggesting a significant likelihood of exploitation. Although no Metasploit or Nuclei exploits are available, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related vulnerability (EDB-1144), and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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