Is CVE-2005-0055 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-0055 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-0055?

CVE-2005-0055 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-0055?

CVE-2005-0055 has an EPSS score of 36.84% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-0055

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 does not properly validate buffers when handling certain DHTML methods including the createControlRange Javascript function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka the "DHTML Method Heap Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

36.84%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/11165/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-12/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013125
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843771
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-014
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19137
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1005
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2692
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3137
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3910
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A710

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.