CVE-2005-1790 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in Internet Explorer via a malicious JavaScript onload event.
- 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-2005-1790?
CVE-2005-1790 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 1 Jun 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-1790 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1790 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-368p-45pv-mjr9.