CVE-2005-0553 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious web pages or HTML emails due to a race condition in Internet Explorer's DHTML object processor.
- 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-2005-0553?
CVE-2005-0553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 13 Apr 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
Race condition in the memory management routines in the DHTML object processor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious web page or HTML e-mail, aka "DHTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0553?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-0553 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0553 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w2g-mcx4-m9r4.