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CVE-2004-1043 Details

Description

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."

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0426.html	CVE
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-001	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18311	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1349	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1963	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2830	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3496	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0426.html	[email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-001	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18311	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1349	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1963	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2830	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3496	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft internet explorer	6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 23, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]