CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2831

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of remote code execution in the context of the browser user, which could lead to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Internet Explorer to the latest available version and apply security patches released by Microsoft for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.

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