CVE-2005-1988

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute...

5.1 MediumPublic exploit

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".

Exploit likelihood

45.6%Down 31.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Record: CVE-2005-1988
CVSS 2.0: 5.1 MediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-1988
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1990 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-1990
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5m5-xfqq-w7pv No score

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute...

Record: GHSA-x5m5-xfqq-w7pv
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038)	2005-08-09
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - '.JPEG' Image Rendering Buffer Overflow	2005-07-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1988 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 10, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 45.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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