Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-0420

The Windows Shell application in Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the type of a file via a CLSID specifier in the filename, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 on Windows XP.

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Published 2004-07-07 04:00:00

Updated 2021-07-23 15:03:00

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0420

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.68%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2004-0420

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	nvd@nist.gov
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

References for CVE-2004-0420

Products affected by CVE-2004-0420

Microsoft » IE » Version: 6.0 Update SP1
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0.2800.1106
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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