CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It affects Windows, Java. Its EPSS score suggests a 61.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2005-2087
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
61.37%
Windows Java
Original NVD Description
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 up to 6 on various Windows operating systems, including IE 6.0.2900.2180 on Windows XP, 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 ActiveX controls, as demonstrated using the JVIEW Profiler (Javaprxy.dll). NOTE: the researcher says that the vendor could not reproduce this problem.