CVE-2004-2434
mediumpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.328 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-376Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Null Pointer Crashfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0428.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/1126.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010491enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/8335enisa_euvd
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5IP020KDPU.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16420enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-06/0397.htmlExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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