Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2006-0057
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting. NOTE: CERT/CC claims that MS05-054 fixes this issue, but it is not described in MS05-054.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.196 (97.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.196 · newest: 0.196 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01, 5.5, 6
References
- www.osvdb.org/23657 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspx (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379 (vdb-entry)