CVE-2005-1211

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 28.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-06-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6.0.2900

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014201
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/189754
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13941
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1115
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1239
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A258
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A770
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A782
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014201
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/189754

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