CVE-2005-1988
mediumpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.456 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-mail containing a crafted JPEG image that causes memory corruption, aka "JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-1144Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-25991Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - '.JPEG' Image Rendering Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/965206enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1140enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1216enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1335enisa_euvd
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