CVE-2005-4717 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer clients by tricking users into viewing a malformed HTML and CSS combination, causing a null dereference.
- 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-2005-4717?
CVE-2005-4717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 15 Feb 2006. 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 6.0 on Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) via a certain combination of a malformed HTML file and a CSS file that triggers a null dereference, probably related to rendering of a DIV element that contains a malformed IMG tag, as demonstrated by IEcrash.htm and IEcrash.rar.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4717?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4717 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4717 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmx8-cmcw-gqrw.