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CVE-2004-2291 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688 CVEExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335 CVEExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348688 [email protected]ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9335 [email protected]Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft ie
6.0 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft internet explorer
5.5
5.5 preview
5.5 sp1
5.5 sp2
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2004-2291
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2004
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2004-2291 Details - Not Deferred