CVE-2006-0057

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Published Jan 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 19.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting. NOTE: CERT/CC claims that MS05-054 fixes this issue, but it is not described in MS05-054.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 19.6% (19.635% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/998297
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-054.mspx
http://www.osvdb.org/23657
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24379

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Jan 27, 2006, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:18 PM
Reserved: Jan 1, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 27, 2006, 10:03 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

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