Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2831 is rated Moderate Risk (59.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 51.56%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-01-12 | 57.82% | 51.56% | -6.27% |
| 2 | 2025-09-11 | 65.28% | 57.82% | -7.46% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 65.28% | — |
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 | ie | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | ie | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |