CVE-2005-1211 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in the PNG image rendering component of Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.4344.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Internet Explorer Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014201
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/189754
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13941
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-165A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-025
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1115
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1239
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A258
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A770
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A782

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.53136}`	epss `{'score': 0.4344}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2005-06-15T08:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:05.412Z

Reserved: 2005-04-22T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1211

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-06-14T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-1211

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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