CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0555

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Content Advisor feature of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, also known as the 'Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability'.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could remotely take control of the victim's system, installing malware, stealing data, or causing other damage.

Recommendation

Apply the security update provided by Microsoft in bulletin MS05-020 or later immediately.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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