CVE-2005-0054

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof a less restrictive security zone and execute arbitrary code via an HTML page containing URLs that contain hostnames that have been double hex encoded, which are decoded twice to generate a malicious hostname, aka the "URL Decoding Zone Spoofing Vulnerability."

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 38.33% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3196	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19214	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3060	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1736	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110796851002781&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3586	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1308	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/580299	us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0054?: CVE-2005-0054 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0054?: To fix CVE-2005-0054, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0054 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0054 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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