CVE-2005-2087: microsoft ie Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-2087 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 61.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 30-06-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, 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, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll). NOTE: the researcher says that the vendor could not reproduce this problem.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
61.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 61.37% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundMicrosoft Internet Explorer - 'javaprxy.dll' COM Object Remote Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft2 products
- ie5.1 | 5.2.3 | 6:windows_server_2003_sp1
- internet_explorer5.1 | 5.01:sp4 | 5.5 | 5.5:preview | 5.5:sp1 | 5.5:sp2 | 6.0 | 6.0.2900.2180
1 vendor · 2 products
References
18 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-193A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
Show all 18 references
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspxX Refsource MISC
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL