Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0057
CVE-2006-0057
Description
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01, 5.5, and 6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
5- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspxnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.osvdb.org/23657nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379nvd
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