CVE-2004-2291

published 2004-12-31

CVE-2004-2291: 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…

Priority P3 38 high 7.5 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC L Au N C P I P A P

EXPLOIT

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.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	ie	—	—
microsoft	internet_explorer	—	—
microsoft	internet_explorer	—	—

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