CVE-2006-5805

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a security certificate from a secure web site to appear invalid via a link to res://ieframe.dll/invalidcert.htm with the target site as an argument, which displays the site's URL in the address bar but causes Internet Explorer to report that the certificate is invalid.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.15% Top 20%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017165	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450722/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/11/ie7-website-security-certificate.html	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5805?: CVE-2006-5805 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5805?: To fix CVE-2006-5805, 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-2006-5805 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5805 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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