Description
Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor 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 5.0.1 - Content Advisor File Handling Buffer Overflow (MS05-020) EDB-25385 · remote · 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:2077 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4674 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3926 vdb-entry signature
- 14922 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3157 vdb-entry signature
- MS05-020 vendor-advisory
- ie-content-advisor-bo(19842) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2786 vdb-entry signature
- TA05-102A third-party-advisory
- VU#222050 third-party-advisory