CVE-2005-2831: microsoft ie
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-2831 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 30.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-12-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
30.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 30.14% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft2 products
- ie6.0:sp1 | 6.0:sp2
- internet_explorer5.01 | 5.01:sp1 | 5.01:sp2 | 5.01:sp3 | 5.01:sp4 | 5.5 | 5.5:sp1 | 5.5:sp2 | 6.0
1 vendor · 2 products
References
20 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MS
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
Show all 20 references
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdfX Refsource CONFIRM