CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0554

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, also known as the 'URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability.'

Risk Assessment

The risk for organizations includes the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise, data theft, or service disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply the security update provided by Microsoft in bulletin MS05-020 and consider limiting the use of outdated Internet Explorer versions in favor of modern, supported browsers.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS