Buffer overflow in the Content Advisor in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Content Advisor file, aka "Content Advisor Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0555 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 80.68%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25385 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-04-12 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-11 | 76.06% | 80.68% | +4.62% |
| 2 | 2025-06-01 | 75.54% | 76.06% | +0.51% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 75.54% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |