CVE-2005-0054 json
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof a less restrictive security zone and execute arbitrary code via an HTML…
published 2005-02-08 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0055
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.3%
- EPSS 24.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof a less restrictive security zone and execute arbitrary code via an HTML page containing URLs that contain hostnames that have been double hex encoded, which are decoded twice to generate a malicious hostname, aka the "URL Decoding Zone Spoofing Vulnerability."
Patch / fix
- us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html advisory
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/580299 advisory
Exploit prediction
24.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/580299
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3196
vdb-entry, signature
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/19214
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3060
vdb-entry, signature
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1736
vdb-entry, signature
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=110796851002781&w=2
mailing-list
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3586
vdb-entry, signature
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1308
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0054
- NVD CVE-2005-0054
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