CVE-2005-2308

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The JPEG decoder in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain crafted JPEG images, as demonstrated using (1) mov_fencepost.jpg, (2) cmp_fencepost.jpg, (3) oom_dos.jpg, or (4) random.jpg.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 19, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-2308: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix