Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-1990

Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 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, including (1) devenum.dll, (2) diactfrm.dll, (3) wmm2filt.dll, (4) fsusd.dll, (5) dmdskmgr.dll, (6) browsewm.dll, (7) browseui.dll, (8) shell32.dll, (9) mshtml.dll, (10) inetcfg.dll, (11) infosoft.dll, (12) query.dll, (13) syncui.dll, (14) clbcatex.dll, (15) clbcatq.dll, (16) comsvcs.dll, and (17) msconf.dll, which causes memory corruption, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2087.
Published 2005-08-10 04:00:00
Updated 2021-07-23 12:18:31
Source Microsoft Corporation
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Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1990

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.44%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-1990

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.1
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.9
6.4
 NIST

References for CVE-2005-1990

Products affected by CVE-2005-1990

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