CVE-2005-0053 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by exploiting drag-and-drop event handling vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0053?
CVE-2005-0053 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 8 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via drag and drop events, aka the "Drag-and-Drop Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0053?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2005-0053 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0053 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xj59-9vch-c6qw.