CVE-2005-0554
7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
75.26%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
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."
Published: 5/2/2005
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
75.26%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 75.26% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other