CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4842

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the System Monitor Source Properties control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack on the user's browser, potentially disrupting system operations and affecting productivity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply appropriate security patches from the vendor and consider disabling or restricting the use of unnecessary ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The System Monitor Source Properties control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

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