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CVE-2005-4843

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet...

7.8 High

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Exploit likelihood

11.2%Up 4.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Record
CVE-2005-4843
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Record
CVE-2005-4843
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4835 No score

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Record
EUVD-2005-4835
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf8q-f3gh-r43c No score

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet...

The SmartConnect Class control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Record
GHSA-mf8q-f3gh-r43c
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2005-4843 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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