CVE-2005-0555
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows...
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2005-0555- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2005-0555- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0556 No score
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2005-0556- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6vfv-7m2p-3fcv No score
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows...
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-6vfv-7m2p-3fcv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Content Advisor File Handling Buffer Overflow (MS05-020) | 2005-04-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0555 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 12, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2077
secunia.com/advisories/14922
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020