CVE-2005-1211

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote...

5.1 Medium

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Exploit likelihood

28.7%Down 18.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Record: CVE-2005-1211
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

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Record: CVE-2005-1211
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1214 No score

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Record: EUVD-2005-1214
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-525q-74fp-vh4x No score

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote...

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

Record: GHSA-525q-74fp-vh4x
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2005-1211 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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