Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 5, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2087
CVE-2005-2087
Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, 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 ActiveX controls, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll). NOTE: the researcher says that the vendor could not reproduce this problem.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=5.01 SP4, <=6.0.2900.2180
Patches
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References
18- secunia.com/advisories/15891nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0935nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939605nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-193A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.auscert.org.au/render.htmlnvd
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspxnvd
- www.osvdb.org/17680nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/404055nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14087nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-037nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21193nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1326nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1506nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1518nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A793nvd
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