CVE-2005-0055

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
48.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: May 2, 2005 (7682 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 does not properly validate buffers when handling certain DHTML methods including the createControlRange Javascript function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "DHTML Method Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft iemicrosoft internet explorer

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.kb.cert.org 🔗 www.us-cert.gov