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    CVE-2005-0554

    Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

    Published:Apr 13, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 13, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.75259
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/931

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
    http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789
    http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
    http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High