CVE-2005-3312 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in Internet Explorer by tricking users into clicking links to corrupted image or audio files rendered as HTML.
- 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-2005-3312?
CVE-2005-3312 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 26 Oct 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
The HTML rendering engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via HTML in corrupted images and other files such as .GIF, JPG, and WAV, which is rendered as HTML when the user clicks on the link, even though the web server response and file extension indicate that it should be treated as a different file type.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2005-3312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-qww4-844q-f6m5.