# CVE-2005-1790: 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 servic

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2005-06-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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."

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15546
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1508
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1489
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13799
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/887861
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746394106172&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417326/30/0/threaded
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-347A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111755552306013&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1303
- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ie/ct21-11-2005
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1299
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2509
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1091
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015251
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18365
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms05_054_onload.rb

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