CVE-2005-0054
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof a less restrictive security...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2005-0054- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2005-0054- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0055 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2005-0055- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx2h-39g7-5x2c No score
Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof a less restrictive security...
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."
- Record
GHSA-xx2h-39g7-5x2c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0054 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 8, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3196
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19214
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
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marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=110796851002781&w=2
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/580299
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0054
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx2h-39g7-5x2c