# CVE-2005-1988: Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-m

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-08-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-mail containing a crafted JPEG image that causes memory corruption, aka "JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/965206
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1335
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A390
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1140
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1216
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25991
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1144

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