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CVE-2005-0554

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2005-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

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."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References