CVE-2004-1166

Public Exploit

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp:// URL that contains a URL-encoded newline ("%0a") before the FTP command, which causes the commands to be inserted into the resulting FTP session, as demonstrated using a PORT command.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 75.21% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0032.jsp
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489500/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110253463305359&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29346 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11826 vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18384 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28208 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0870 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/12299 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A462 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13404 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012444 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1166?
CVE-2004-1166 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1166?
To fix CVE-2004-1166, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1166 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-1166 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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