CVE-2005-1191
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.171 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Web View DLL (webvw.dll), as used in Windows Explorer on Windows 2000 systems, does not properly filter an apostrophe ("'") in the author name in a document, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary script via extra attributes when Web View constructs a mailto: link for the preview pane when the user selects the file.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-25454Microsoft Windows 98/2000 Explorer - Preview Pane Script Injectionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ieenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/396224enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13248enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0509enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-024enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20380enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3585enisa_euvd
- http://security.greymagic.com/security/advisories/gm015-ieExploitPatchnvd
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