Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions…
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 6.0.2900.2180 and 6.0.2800.1106, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a Javascript BODY onload event that calls the window function, aka "Mismatched Document Object Model Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.83472 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-368p-45pv-mjr9
References
Other 11
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1508
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1489
- 20050528 Microsoft Internet Explorer - Crash on JavaScript "window()"-calling (05/28/2005)
- 20050530 Re: Microsoft Internet Explorer - Crash on JavaScript "window()"-calling (05/28/2005)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1303
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ie/ct21-11-2005
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1299
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:722
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1091
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
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Sources
- CVE-2005-1790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-368p-45pv-mjr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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