CVE-2005-0056

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

02/05/2005

Last modified:

03/04/2025

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 does not properly validate certain URLs in Channel Definition Format (CDF) files, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code, aka the "Channel Definition Format (CDF) Cross Domain Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

5.10

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1::::::
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2005-0056

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools