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CVE-2005-4679: microsoft ie

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 01-02-2006Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-4679 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 8.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-02-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the status bar via the title in an image in a link to a trusted site within a form to the malicious site.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.37% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
8.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product
  • ie6:windows_xp_sp2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links