CVE-2005-0055
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 does not properly validate buffers when handling certain DHTML methods including the createControlRange Javascript function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "DHTML Method Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 37%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11165/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-12/advisory/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013125
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843771
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19137
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1005
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2692
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3137
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3910
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A710
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11165/
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-12/advisory/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013125
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843771
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19137
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1005
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2692
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3137
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3910
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A710
Raw JSON (NVD)
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