PT-2005-3231 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Published 2005-07-19 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2005-2304

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft MSN Messenger version 9.0 Internet Explorer version 6.0

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash, by utilizing an image with an ICC Profile that contains a large Tag Count.

Recommendations: For Microsoft MSN Messenger version 9.0, avoid using images with ICC Profiles that have a large Tag Count until a fix is available. For Internet Explorer version 6.0, consider restricting the display of images with ICC Profiles to minimize the risk of a denial of service.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2304

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Msn Messenger

References · 3

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/405377 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2304 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14288 · Note