VDB
CVE-2004-1043
CVE-2004-1043
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5 MEDIUM
Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the "Related Topics" command in the Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) to open a Help popup window containing the PCHealth tools.htm file in the local zone and injecting Javascript to be executed, as demonstrated using "writehta.txt" and the ADODB recordset, which saves a .HTA file to the local system, aka the "HTML Help ActiveX control Cross Domain Vulnerability."
EPSS 74.50% · 98.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
5
EPSS Score
74.50%
98.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| microsoft | windows_xp |
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2004 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 22, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1349 vdb
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1963 vdb
- VU#972415 third-party-advisory
- ie-helpactivexcontrol-save-file(18311) vdb
- 20041225 Microsoft Internet Explorer SP2 Fully Automated Remote Compromise mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2830 vdb
- MS05-001 vendor-advisory
- TA05-012B third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3496 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1043 advisory