CVE-2005-3077 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2.3 for Mac OS, where a remote attacker can crash the browser by crafting a web page with malformed attributes in a BGSOUND tag, potentially involving double-quotes in an about: URI. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a partial impact on availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie_for_macintosh:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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