CVE-2005-1988: microsoft ie
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-1988 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 45.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 10-08-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-mail containing a crafted JPEG image that causes memory corruption, aka "JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
45.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 45.60% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - '.JPEG' Image Rendering Buffer Overflow
Maturity: poc
Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft2 products
- ie6:windows_server_2003_sp1
- internet_explorer5.01 | 5.5
1 vendor · 2 products
References
9 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1335VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A390VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1140VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1216VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL