CVE-2005-2831

N/A Unknown
Published: December 14, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/21763
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/21763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15827
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1426
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
51.6%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft