5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-2087
Internet Explorer COM Object CLSID Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, 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, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll). NOTE: the researcher says that the vendor could not reproduce this problem.

INFO

Published Date :

July 5, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-2087 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_explorer
2 Microsoft ie
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-2087.

URL Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112006764714946&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15891 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014329
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=5225
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939605 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspx
http://www.osvdb.org/17680
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/404055
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14087
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-193A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0935 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21193
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112006764714946&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15891 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014329
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=5225
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939605 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspx
http://www.osvdb.org/17680
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/404055
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14087
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-193A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0935 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21193
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-2087 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-2087 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Security/bulletin/ms05-037.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1506 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1518 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1326 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:793 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/21193 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21193 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112006764714946&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112006764714946&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 05, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-2087 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-2087 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.07 }} -0.30%

score

0.99496

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability