CVE-2004-2291 Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target scri...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 11.8%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an embedded script that uses Shell Helper objects and a shortcut (link) to execute the target script.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft ie | = 6.0-sp1 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.5 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.5-preview | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.5-sp1 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 5.5-sp2 | No fix listed |
| Microsoft internet explorer | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
References
- 20040101 Self-Executing HTML: Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 Part exploit mailing-list vendor-advisory
- 9335 exploit vdb-entry