CVE-2005-1790

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 84.75% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18064 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15546 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1508 signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1489 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13799 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887861 third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746394106172&w=2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417326/30/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755552306013&w=2 mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1303 signature vdb entry
http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ie/ct21-11-2005
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/15368 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1299 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A722 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2509 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1091 signature vdb entry
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015251 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1790?
CVE-2005-1790 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1790?
To fix CVE-2005-1790, 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-2005-1790 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-1790 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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