CVE-2004-2434
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a link with "::{" (colon colon left brace), which triggers a null dereference when the user attempts to save the link using "Save As" and Internet Explorer prepares an error message with an attacker-controlled format string.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 32.76% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8335Exploit
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8335Exploit
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.