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CVE-2005-0555

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 58.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-04-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01, 5.5, 6.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2077
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2786
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3157
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3926
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4674
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050

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