CVE-2005-2831

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Internet Explorer

PublishedDec 14, 2005

First seenDec 14, 2005

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft internet_explorer	5.0.1, 5.5, 6.0	—
microsoft ie	6.0	—

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