Vulnerability Details CVE-2005-1990
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 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 ActiveX controls, including (1) devenum.dll, (2) diactfrm.dll, (3) wmm2filt.dll, (4) fsusd.dll, (5) dmdskmgr.dll, (6) browsewm.dll, (7) browseui.dll, (8) shell32.dll, (9) mshtml.dll, (10) inetcfg.dll, (11) infosoft.dll, (12) query.dll, (13) syncui.dll, (14) clbcatex.dll, (15) clbcatq.dll, (16) comsvcs.dll, and (17) msconf.dll, which causes memory corruption, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2087.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.822
EPSS Ranking 99.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.1
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014643
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14511
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1221
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1235
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1337
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014643
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14511
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100082
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1221
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1235
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1337
Products affected by CVE-2005-1990
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5