CVE-2005-4717

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a certain combination of a malformed HTML file and a CSS file that triggers a null dereference, probably related to rendering of a DIV element that contains a malformed IMG tag, as demonstrated by IEcrash.htm and IEcrash.rar.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.00% Top 10%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0673.html	mailing list exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0127.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15268	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4717?: CVE-2005-4717 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4717?: To fix CVE-2005-4717, 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-2005-4717 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4717 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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