CVE-2005-0054 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass security zones and execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by using double hex-encoded hostnames in URLs.
- 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-2005-0054?
CVE-2005-0054 is a medium-severity 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 spoof a less restrictive security zone and execute arbitrary code via an HTML page containing URLs that contain hostnames that have been double hex encoded, which are decoded twice to generate a malicious hostname, aka the "URL Decoding Zone Spoofing Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0054?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-0054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xx2h-39g7-5x2c.