Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2005-1990 — Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability
6 documents5 sources
Severity
5.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
82.2%
top 0.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 10
Latest updateMay 1
Description
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 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, including (1) devenum.dll, (2) diactfrm.dll, (3) wmm2filt.dll, (4) fsusd.dll, (5) dmdskmgr.dll, (6) browsewm.dll, (7) browseui.dll, (8) shell32.dll, (9) mshtml.dll, (10) inetcfg.dll, (11) infosoft.dll, (12) query.dll, (13) syncui.dll, (14) clbcatex.dll,…
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 6.4