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    CVE-2005-0555

    Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

    Published:Apr 12, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 13, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.80682
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25385

    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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2077
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2786
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3157
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3926
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4674
    http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2077
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2786
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3157
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3926
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4674

    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