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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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.61372 (61.4% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.2%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- 20050629 SEC-CONSULT SA-20050629-0 (marc.info)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1326 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- VU#959049 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- TA05-193A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:793 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- VU#939605 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- 1014329 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1506 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 14087 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20050702 Microsoft Internet Explorer "javaprxy.dll" Code Execution Exploit (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/903144.mspx
- ie-javaprxydll-execute-code(21193) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- 15891 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- MS05-037 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- 17680 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- auscert.org.au/render.html?it=5225third-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-0935 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1518 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Record last updated
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