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CVE-2005-0056

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 28.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-02-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 does not properly validate certain URLs in Channel Definition Format (CDF) files, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code, aka the "Channel Definition Format (CDF) Cross Domain Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: 6-windows_server_2003_sp1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01, 5.5

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013126
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/823971
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12427
• 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%3A2385
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2817
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3318
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4085
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4947
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013126

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