CVE-2005-0554: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Apr 13 2005(Updated: )
Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.01 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.5 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=229&type=vulnerabilities
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/756122
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A789
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3817
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2559
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2253
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1196
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
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