CVE-2005-4844: Microsoft Internet Explorer

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 12.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The CLSID_ApprenticeICW control allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by creating a COM object of the class associated with the control's CLSID, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: up to and including 7.0

Published 2005-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.