When was CVE-2005-0555 disclosed?

CVE-2005-0555 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 12, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2005-0555 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0555 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2005-0555?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2005-0555, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2005-0555

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized

0.0

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."

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 99.2%
KEV: Not listed

References (20)

secure@microsofthttp://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
secure@microsofthttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050
secure@microsofthttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
secure@microsofthttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
secure@microsofthttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842
secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2077
secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2786
secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3157
secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3926
secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4674
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/14922/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/222050
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-102A.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-020
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19842

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