Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-2831
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2831
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.72%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2831
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
References for CVE-2005-2831
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
US Government Resource
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827
Patch
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html
Patch;Third Party Advisory;US Government Resource
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
Products affected by CVE-2005-2831
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*