CVE-2005-1988 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted JPEG images in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.
- 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-2005-1988?
CVE-2005-1988 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 10 Aug 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
Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-mail containing a crafted JPEG image that causes memory corruption, aka "JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1988?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1988 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-2005-1988 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1988 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5m5-xfqq-w7pv.