CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4844

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The CLSID_ApprenticeICW 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

The risk involves a potential Denial of Service (DoS) attack on Internet Explorer, which can disrupt user operations and affect the availability of web applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable or deactivate the CLSID_ApprenticeICW control by setting the kill bit for its CLSID in the registry to prevent it from being instantiated in Internet Explorer.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The CLSID_ApprenticeICW 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