Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-1829 (CCN-40577)

Assigned:2005-05-28
Published:2005-05-28
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and application crash) via two embedded files that call each other.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat May 28 2005 - 09:24:30 CDT
Microsoft Internet Explorer - Crash on processing embedded files with endless loop

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-1829

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050528 Microsoft Internet Explorer - Crash on processing embedded files with endless loop (05/28/2005)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 17217
Microsoft IE Embedded File Recursion DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-files-dos(40577)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer *
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp2