CVE-2005-2087

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, 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, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll). NOTE: the researcher says that the vendor could not reproduce this problem.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 65.27% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112006764714946&w=2 mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326 signature vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-193A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793 signature vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939605 third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014329 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14087 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/404055 mailing list
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspx
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21193 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15891 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/17680 vdb entry
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=5225 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0935 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2087?
CVE-2005-2087 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2087?
To fix CVE-2005-2087, 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-2005-2087 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2087 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~65% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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