Unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web site or an HTML e-mail containing a crafted JPEG image that causes memory corruption, aka "JPEG Image Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
CVE-2005-1988
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 10, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (18)
- secure@microsofthttp://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
- secure@microsofthttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/965206
- secure@microsofthttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
- secure@microsofthttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- secure@microsofthttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1140
- secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1216
- secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1335
- secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A390
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16373/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/965206
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-221A.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1353
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-038
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1140
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-1144✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 9, 2005
Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'blnmgr.dll' COM Object Remote (MS05-038)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-25991✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 15, 2005
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - '.JPEG' Image Rendering Buffer Overflow
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