Description
Buffer overflow in the URL processor of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname, aka "URL Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - DHTML Object Handling (MS05-020) EDB-931 · dos · Apr 12, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2253 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2559 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1196 vdb-entry signature
- 14922 third-party-advisory
- 20050412 Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Long Hostname Heap Corruption Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- MS05-020 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3817 vdb-entry signature
- VU#756122 third-party-advisory
- TA05-102A third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:789 vdb-entry signature