CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-2291

Published: Dec 31, 2004 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
IeMicrosoft6.0-sp1 (including)6.0-sp1 (including)
Internet_explorerMicrosoft5.5 (including)5.5 (including)
Internet_explorerMicrosoft5.5-preview (including)5.5-preview (including)
Internet_explorerMicrosoft5.5-sp1 (including)5.5-sp1 (including)
Internet_explorerMicrosoft5.5-sp2 (including)5.5-sp2 (including)
Internet_explorerMicrosoft6.0 (including)6.0 (including)

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