CVE-2005-2831

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 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 intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 65.28% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18064	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827	vdb entry patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597	vdb entry signature
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html	us government resource third party advisory patch
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543	vdb entry signature
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/15368	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/21763	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867	vdb entry
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2831?: CVE-2005-2831 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2831?: To fix CVE-2005-2831, 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-2005-2831 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2831 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.