CVE-2004-2434

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.41% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory securiteam.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/8335	vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491	vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.html	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420	vdb entry
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.html	vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2434?: CVE-2004-2434 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2434?: To fix CVE-2004-2434, 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-2004-2434 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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