CVE - CVE-2004-1043

CVE-ID
CVE-2004-1043	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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."
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BUGTRAQ:20041225 Microsoft Internet Explorer SP2 Fully Automated Remote Compromise URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0426.html CERT:TA05-012B URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html CERT-VN:VU#972415 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415 MS:MS05-001 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-001 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1349 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1349 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1963 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1963 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2830 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2830 OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3496 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3496 XF:ie-helpactivexcontrol-save-file(18311) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18311
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20041117	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20041117)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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